S+P Gestalt principles

Law of proximity

elements near each other tend to be grouped together

Law of good continuation

elements arranged in either a straight line or a smooth curve tend to be seen as a unit

Principle of common region

elements that are within the same region of space appear to be grouped together

Principle of uniform connectedness

 a connected region of visual properties, such as lightness, color, texture, or motion is perceived as a single unit

Law of closure

when a figure has a gap, we tend to see it as a closed, complete figure

Principle of synchrony

visual events that occur at the same time are perceived as belonging together

Law of common fate

things that are moving in the same direction appear to be grouped together

Law of pragnaz

every stimulus pattern is seen in such a way that the resulting structure is as simple as possible