Gestalt Perceptual Psychology

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Gestalt Perceptual Psychology

• Structuralism vs Gestalt Psychology
• Apparent Movement Illusion
• Illusory Contours
• The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

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Gestalt Perceptual Psychology

• Laws of Perceptual Organization
• Law of Pragnanz (we tend to perceive simplicity
  or good figure)

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Gestalt Perceptual Psychology

• Laws of Perceptual Organization
• Law of Similarity

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Gestalt Perceptual Psychology

• Laws of Perceptual Organization
• Law of Good Continuation

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Gestalt Perceptual Psychology

• Laws of Perceptual Organization
• Law of Proximity (nearness)

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Gestalt Perceptual Psychology

• Laws of Perceptual Organization
• Law of Meaningfulness/Familiarity

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General Perceptual Psychology

• Principles of Perceptual Organization
• The principle of common region

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General Perceptual Psychology

• Principles of Perceptual Organization
• The principle of common region

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General Perceptual Psychology

• Principles of Perceptual Organization
• The principle of connectedness

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General Perceptual Psychology

• Principles of Perceptual Organization
• The principle of synchrony (objects that change
  together are grouped together)

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General Perceptual Psychology

• Principles of Perceptual Organization
• Repetition Discrimination Task - groupings
  influence perception and speed of search

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Perceptual Segregation

• Figure-ground segregation-We are primed to see a
  figure in front of a background
• The figure is perceived as an object
• The figure is in front of the ground
• The ground is unformed and extends behind the
  figure
• The separation contour of the figure and ground
  appears to belong to the figure

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Perceptual Segregation

• Figure-ground segregation-We are primed to see a
  figure in front of a background
• Symmetry and perception of figure and ground

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Perceptual Segregation

• Figure-ground segregation-We are primed to see a
  figure in front of a background
• Area size and perception of figure and ground

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Perceptual Segregation

• Figure-ground segregation-We are primed to see a
  figure in front of a background
• Orientation and perception of figure and ground

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Perceptual Segregation

• Figure-ground segregation-We are primed to see a
  figure in front of a background
• Meaningfulness and perception of figure and ground

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Perceptual Segregation

• Figure-ground segregation-We are primed to see a
  figure in front of a background
• The role of the perception of contours-clear
  contours dominate perception of the figure

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Perceptual Segregation

• Figure-ground segregation-We are primed to see a
  figure in front of a background
• The role of memory and recognition as
  meaningfulness

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Perceptual Segregation

• Figure-ground segregation-We are primed to see a
  figure in front of a background
• The role of memory and recognition as
  meaningfulness

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Perceptual Segregation

• Figure-ground segregation-We are primed to see a
  figure in front of a background
• The role of memory and recognition as
  meaningfulness