exp psych

• focus on breaking down mental processes into the most basic
• components
• perception determined by the sum of many elementary sensations

• Gestalt
• a figure can be greater than, and different than, the sum of its component parts

a Gestalt grouping rule stating that the tendency of 2 features to group together will in as the similarity between them increases

+@ @+ +@ @+ +@ perceived as pairs of ++ and @@

a Gestalt grouping rule stating that the tendency of 2 features to group together will increase as the distance between them decreases

+@ @+ +@ @+ +@ perceived as +@ and @+