Friday, February 2, 2007

Law of Pragnanz



The word pragnanz is a German term meaning "good figure".

-The law of Pragnanz is also known as the law of a good figure or the law of simplicity.
-Objects in the environment are seen in a way that makes as simple as possible.
- The Law of Pragnanz translates into the idea that people will percieve the best thing that are presented to them.
-Sometimes it is hard to follow the law of pragnanz, which is the case ofr the impossible figures, or shapes (abstract).

Law of Pragnanz is one of Gestalt's Laws of Percecpual Organization, which includes;
Law of similarity, Law of Pragnanz, Law of Proximity, Law of Continuity, and Law of Closure
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