Gestalt's Theory

You need to know: Description:
 * The Gestalt laws
 * Visual illusions that use Gestalt's theory
 * Strengths and Weaknesses

He uses his three laws of proximity, closure, and continuity to explain many illusions. His idea of figure-ground also explains many illusions. His theory suggests that we organize parts of a stimulus into a whole.

Strengths: 

Explains ambiguous figures well, using law of closure. Figure-ground explanation can explain many other illusions.

Weaknesses:

Does not explain any distortions