states that perceptual organization tends to preserve smooth continuities rather than abrupt changes.
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2. Law of Closure -
states that incomplete figures tend to be seen as complete. In perception there is the tendency to complete unfinished objects. We tend to ignore gaps and complete contour lines.
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3. Law of Proximity -
Holds that things close together are grouped together in perception
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4. Law of Similarity -
Refers to the perception of similar objects that tend to be related.
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5. Law of Pragnanz-
States that all possible organizations that could be perceived from a visual stimulus, the one that will most likely occur is the one that possesses the best, simplest, and most stable form.
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6. Figure and Ground -
The eye differentiates an object form its surrounding area. a form, silhouette, or shape is naturally perceived as figure (object), while the surrounding area is perceived as ground (background).
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