PSYB57H3 Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Textbook
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Stimulus: the image projected onto the retina is 2d, upside down and reversed, gibson you immediately acquire information about the object"s function. Gibson claims perceivers actually do little processing and that information is abundantly rich; all the perceiver needs to do is detect or pick up on the information www. notesolution. com. Proximity: we group things together that are nearer to each other. Similarity: we group elements that are similar www. notesolution. com. Good continuation: we group together objects whose contours form a continuous straight or curved line. Closure: when we look at subjective contours, we mentally fill in the gaps to see a closed, complete figure. Common fate: elements that move together will be grouped together. Law of pragnanz: we tend to select the organization that yields the simplest and most stable shape or form, we see symmetric and simple forms more easily than complex or asymmetrical forms, minimal model theory.
