The effects of uniformity, compactness and symmetry on pattern goodness estimates were evaluated in three experiments. Ss were asked to choose the pattern which looks the best in respect to other patterns from given set. Patterns within sets differed from each other in uniformity (Experiment 1), compactness (Experiment 2) and symmetry (Experiment 3). Regression analyses indicated that symmetry was a single good predictor of the frequency of good pattern choice. This result is connected with Koffka's concept of perceptual economy: uniformity and compactness have perceptual advantages in the restricted situations (low energy disposal), while symmetry prevails in unrestricted conditions (high energy disposal).
TY - JOUR
AU - Marković, Slobodan
PY - 2002
UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/396
AB - The effects of uniformity, compactness and symmetry on pattern goodness estimates were evaluated in three experiments. Ss were asked to choose the pattern which looks the best in respect to other patterns from given set. Patterns within sets differed from each other in uniformity (Experiment 1), compactness (Experiment 2) and symmetry (Experiment 3). Regression analyses indicated that symmetry was a single good predictor of the frequency of good pattern choice. This result is connected with Koffka's concept of perceptual economy: uniformity and compactness have perceptual advantages in the restricted situations (low energy disposal), while symmetry prevails in unrestricted conditions (high energy disposal).
PB - Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd
T2 - Psihologija
T1 - Objective constraints of figural goodness
EP - 260
IS - 3-4
SP - 245
VL - 35
DO - 10.2298/PSI0203245M
ER -
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Marković, S.. (2002). Objective constraints of figural goodness. in Psihologija
Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd., 35(3-4), 245-260.
https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI0203245M
Marković S. Objective constraints of figural goodness. in Psihologija. 2002;35(3-4):245-260.
doi:10.2298/PSI0203245M .
Marković, Slobodan, "Objective constraints of figural goodness" in Psihologija, 35, no. 3-4 (2002):245-260,
https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI0203245M . .
