How would the Gestalt psychologist explain the manner in which sensations are organized into perceptions?
What will be an ideal response?
Gestalt psychologists believed that our brains follow a set of rules that specify how individual elements are to be organized into a meaningful pattern, or perception.
The figure-ground rule states that, in organizing stimuli, we tend to automatically distinguish between a figure and a ground: The figure, with more detail, stands out against the background.
The similarity rule states that, in organizing stimuli, we group together elements that appear similar.
The proximity rule states that, in organizing stimuli, we group together objects that are physically close to one another.
The continuity rule states that, in organizing stimuli, we tend to favor continuous paths when interpreting a series of points or lines.
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