Gestalt Theory
A set of principles describing how the human mind organizes visual information into meaningful wholes.
10 topics found for
“perceptual psychology”
Perceptual Set
The tendency to perceive and interpret information based on prior experiences and expectations, influencing how different users perceive design differently.
Reification
A key aspect of Gestalt psychology describing the mind's ability to fill in gaps to create a whole object from incomplete elements.
Multistability
A key aspect of Gestalt psychology that explains the tendency for ambiguous images to pop back and forth unstably between alternative interpretations in the mind.
Difference Threshold
The minimum difference in stimulus intensity that a person can detect, also known as the just noticeable difference (JND).
Constancy
The perception of objects as unchanging despite changes in sensory input, such as changes in lighting, distance, or angle.
Proximity
A Gestalt principle that states objects that are close to each other tend to be perceived as a group.
Perky Effect
A phenomenon where vivid mental images can interfere with actual perception, causing individuals to mistake imagined experiences for real ones.
Repetition Blindness
A phenomenon where people fail to recognize a repeated item in a visual sequence, impacting information processing and perception.