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perceptual organization

perceptual organization Perceptual organization is the mental process of detecting and assembling visual elements into a meaningful whole, such as picking out a shape or contour from a surrounding background or noise.

Perceptual organization is the mental process of detecting and assembling visual elements into a meaningful whole, such as picking out a shape or contour from a surrounding background or noise. In this context, it is studied as the ability to extract forms from visual scenes using both fragmented and continuous closed-contour stimuli.