Closure- We fill in gaps to create a complete, whole object. Usually the grouping principle help us construct reality. Sometimes they lead us astray as with other perception.
Example: This picture represents closure because when we look at the gems on the pointe shoes we see an assortment of gems. Some of the gems in a circle the others randomly above it, but when you imagine connecting the lines up top you see the letter W.
Continuity- We perceive smooth, continuous patterns rather than smooth, discontinuous ones. Rather than seeing separate lines and angles, lines are seen as belonging together.
Example: This is a window on a door in my house. It represents continuity because the grates within the windows are two vertical lines and two shorter horizontal lines but when we look at it we see one unit being smooth and together.
Similarity- We group together figures that are similar to each other.
Example: This is a picture of a basket in my house. When we look at the circles we see one images not separate circles. The circles within the basket connect and we don't process it as separate little circles we perceive it as one design going together.
