AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Gestalt: an organized whole. Gestalt psychologists emphasized our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes. Figure-ground: the organization of the visual field into objects (the figures) that stand out from their surroundings (the ground).

Detailed explanation-2: -The figure-ground relationship is commonly associated with graphic design and with the psychology of visual perception: it refers to the relationship between a subject or figure and the background against which it is set and stands out (or not), how we perceive and distinguish discrete things.

Detailed explanation-3: -The law of Figure/Ground states that we can distinguish an object (the figure of the rule) from background (the ground). This rule shows that when we look at a design, we perceive the figure from the ground distinctly.

Detailed explanation-4: -What Is Figure-Ground Perception? Figure-ground perception is the ability to differentiate an object from its background. Children who struggle with this skill often have trouble learning to read, particularly as their books feature an increasing number of words on each page.

Detailed explanation-5: -The figure-ground principle states that people instinctively perceive objects as either being in the foreground or the background. They either stand out prominently in the front (the figure) or recede into the back (the ground).