Optic Flow Objects moving away from us indicate we are moving in the opposite direction Objects moving towards us indicate we are moving forwards

Gestalt Laws of Perception Closure We see things as complete wholes rather than segmented parts Continuation We interpret things to look like smooth continuities rather than abrupt changes E.g. Kanizsa triangle We perceive a triangle rather than 3 ‘pacman’ shapes Even though there is no triangle! Proximity Elements placed together are perceived to be part of the same object rather than separate ones i.e. we see columns of stars rather than just separate stars placed near each other Similarity Objects that look the same are perceived as being together ‘birds of a feather flock together’ The spots which look similar are grouped and this, combined with proximity makes us see lines of spots rather than a group of different coloured spots Gestalt Laws of Perception

Closure We see things as complete wholes rather than segmented parts Continuation We interpret things to look like smooth continuities rather than abrupt changes E.g. Kanizsa triangle

Proximity Elements placed together are perceived to be part of the same object rather than separate ones Similarity Objects that look the same are perceived as being together (‘birds of a feather flock together’)