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The Gestalt principles of
form perception include figure-ground, proximity, similarity, continuity,
closure, and simplicity.
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The Gestalt emphasis is
still felt in the study of perception, as they had useful insights that have
stood the test of time, raised important issues, etc.
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In visual perception, the
images projected on the retinal are distorted versions of their actual 3D
counterparts. So how do we get an accurate view of the world? One explanation
is that people are constantly making and testing hypotheses. A perceptual hypothesis
is an inference about what form could be responsible for the pattern of
sensory stimulation, often guided by context.
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