gestalt law of organization

Noun
  1. is a type of: principle, rule - a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
    subtypes:
    • closure, law of closure - a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
    • common fate, law of common fate - a Gestalt principle of organization holding that aspects of perceptual field that move or function in a similar manner will be perceived as a unit
    • continuation, good continuation, law of continuation - a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
    • law of proximity, proximity - a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit
    • law of similarity, similarity - a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit
    is a part of: configurationism, gestalt psychology - (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties
    same as: gestalt principle of organization

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