AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

VISION SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The perceptual tendency to group together stimuli that are near each other is called
A
interposition.
B
perceptual set.
C
proximity.
D
closure.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1. Proximity-Nearness. The perceptual tendency to group together objects near one another.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perceptual constancy refers to the tendency to perceive an object you are familiar with as having a constant shape, size, and brightness despite the stimuli changes that occur.

Detailed explanation-3: -Grouping: the perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups. Proximity: We group nearby figures together.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Gestalt law of proximity states that “objects or shapes that are close to one another appear to form groups". Even if the shapes, sizes, and objects are radically different, they will appear as a group if they are close.

Detailed explanation-5: -Principle #3: proximity The principle of proximity states that things that are close together appear to be more related than things that are spaced farther apart.

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