Law Of Closure (Noun)
Meaning
A Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The artist relied on the law of closure to create an image of a circle by drawing a ring of disconnected dashes that our brains complete.
- In a logo with incomplete shapes, our brain fills in the gaps through the law of closure to recognize a well-known symbol.
- Studies in perception demonstrate how people group ambiguous patterns by completing and regularizing irregular forms due to the law of closure.
- Researchers interested in Gestalt principles examined the power of the law of closure, exploring the thresholds of partial and full perceptions of circle.
- Advertisements cleverly apply the law of closure in imagery by purposefully rendering items imperfect, stimulating imagination.