Mod 23

Question 1

What does gestalt mean?

Answer 1

An organized whole

Question 2

What is figure and ground?

Answer 2

When objects stand out from their background (separation)

Question 3

What is grouping?

Answer 3

the tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups.

Question 4

What are the 3 forms of grouping?

Answer 4

Proximity
Closure
Continuity

Question 5

How does proximity work?

Answer 5

We group nearby figures together

Question 6

How does continuity work?

Answer 6

we see smooth continuous patterns

Question 7

How does closure work?

Answer 7

We fill in gaps to create a whole complete object.

Question 8

What is a visual cliff?

Answer 8

lab device for testing perceptions in youngins and animals

Question 9

what are binocular cues?

Answer 9

Both eyes are required when finding depth and distance