To What Extent Do Gestalt Grouping Principles Influence Tactile Perception?

 

 

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To What Extent Do Gestalt Grouping Principles Influence Tactile Perception?

via ScienceDirect Publication: Psychological Bulletin on 7/6/11

Publication year: 2011
Source: Psychological Bulletin, Volume 137, Issue 4, July 2011, Pages 538-561
Alberto, Gallace , Charles, Spence
Since their formulation by the Gestalt movement more than a century ago, the principles of perceptual grouping have primarily been investigated in the visual modality and, to a lesser extent, in the auditory modality. The present review addresses the question of whether the same grouping principles also affect the perception of tactile stimuli. Although, to date, only a few studies have explicitly investigated the existence of Gestalt grouping principles in the tactile modality, we argue that many more studies have indirectly provided evidence relevant to this topic. Reviewing this body of research, we argue that similar principles to those reported...

 

 

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