Describe and give examples of each of the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization.?

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?Figure–ground: A Gestalt principle of perception that states that when we perceive a stimulus, we visually pull the figure part of the stimulus forward while visually pushing backward the background, or ground, part of the stimulus.
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Closure: A Gestalt principle of perception that states that when we look at a stimulus, we tend to see it as a closed shape rather than lines.
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Proximity: A Gestalt principle of perception that states that we tend to group close objects together during perception.
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Similarity: A Gestalt principle of perception that states that we tend to group like objects together during perception.
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Good continuation: A Gestalt principle of perception that states that we have a preference for perceiving stimuli that seem to follow one another as part of a continuing pattern.

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