Saturday, November 9, 2013

Rules of Perceptual Organization: Part 3-- Similarity


The next Rule of Perceptual Organization is that of Similarity.  Similarity claims that if  the characteristics of the objects are the same, then they will be perceived as a group.  In the picture above, the two blue cups seem at first to be a group, while the clear cup is an interloper. Similarity is based on similar characteristics, in this case, the blue color, which is why we perceive the group.  Characteristics can be anything from color and size to orientation.  Our next Rule of Perceptual Organization is Proximity.  Be sure to stay tuned for Part 4!

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