Term ID: T1918

Gestalt Principles

/gestalt-principles/
Perceptual organization rules including proximity, similarity, closure, and good continuation that explain how visual elements are grouped into meaningful patterns and objects.
Example: Seeing dots arranged in rows as lines rather than individual points (proximity), or perceiving incomplete circles as whole shapes rather than curved lines (closure).

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Reference: Wertheimer (1923)