<Li> Law of Common Fate--The law of common fate states that objects are perceived as lines that move along the smoothest path . Experiments using the visual sensory modality found that movement of elements of an object produce paths that individuals perceive that the objects are on . We perceive elements of objects to have trends of motion, which indicate the path that the object is on . The law of continuity implies the grouping together of objects that have the same trend of motion and are therefore on the same path . For example, if there are an array of dots and half the dots are moving upward while the other half are moving downward, we would perceive the upward moving dots and the downward moving dots as two distinct units . </Li> <Li> Law of Continuity--The law of continuity states that elements of objects tend to be grouped together, and therefore integrated into perceptual wholes if they are aligned within an object . In cases where there is an intersection between objects, individuals tend to perceive the two objects as two single uninterrupted entities . Stimuli remain distinct even with overlap . We are less likely to group elements with sharp abrupt directional changes as being one object . </Li> <Li> Law of Good Gestalt--The law of good gestalt explains that elements of objects tend to be perceptually grouped together if they form a pattern that is regular, simple, and orderly . This law implies that as individuals perceive the world, they eliminate complexity and unfamiliarity so they can observe a reality in its most simplistic form . Eliminating extraneous stimuli helps the mind create meaning . This meaning created by perception implies a global regularity, which is often mentally prioritized over spatial relations . The law of good gestalt focuses on the idea of conciseness, which is what all of gestalt theory is based on . This law has also been called the law of Prägnanz . Prägnanz is a German word that directly translates to mean "pithiness" and implies the ideas of salience, conciseness and orderliness . </Li> <Li> Law of Past Experience--The law of past experience implies that under some circumstances visual stimuli are categorized according to past experience . If two objects tend to be observed within close proximity, or small temporal intervals, the objects are more likely to be perceived together . For example, the English language contains 26 letters that are grouped to form words using a set of rules . If an individual reads an English word they have never seen, they use the law of past experience to interpret the letters "L" and "I" as two letters beside each other, rather than using the law of closure to combine the letters and interpret the object as an uppercase U . </Li>

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