AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

VISION SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The tendency to perceive parts of a visual image which are positioned close together as belonging together in a group.
A
Proximity
B
Closeness
C
Closure
D
Similarity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The principle of proximity states that things that are close together appear to be more related than things that are spaced farther apart. Proximity is so powerful that it overrides similarity of color, shape, and other factors that might differentiate a group of objects.

Detailed explanation-2: -The law of proximity states that humans perceive stimuli that are close to each other by grouping them and recognizing them as part of the same object.

Detailed explanation-3: -What Is the Law of Proximity? The law of proximity describes how the human eye perceives connections between visual elements. Elements that are close to each other are perceived to be related when compared with elements that are separate from each other.

Detailed explanation-4: -The proximity principle in psychology describes the way relationships are formed between things close to one another. In gestalt psychology, the proximity principle is one of several gestalt principles of perceptual organization and states that people treat objects close together as a group.

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