HyperDic: law_of_similarity

English > 1 sense of the expression law of similarity:
NOUNcognitionlaw of similarity, similaritya Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit
English > law of similarity: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit.
Synonymsimilarity
BroaderGestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organizationA principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization

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