What is the Meaning of Shape? - Gestalt Theory
What is the Meaning of Shape? - Gestalt Theory
What is the Meaning of Shape? - Gestalt Theory
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GESTALT THEORY, Vol. 33, No.3/4<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> triangles in <strong>the</strong> direction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir alignment. Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> due to <strong>the</strong> configural<br />
orientation effect studied by Attneave (1968), Palmer (1980, 1989) and Palmer<br />
& Bucher (1981).<br />
Figs. 17b-c demonstrate that <strong>the</strong> pointing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> triangles can be deviated or<br />
redirected by <strong>the</strong> small rectangles and circles placed inside each triangle,<br />
respectively in <strong>the</strong> top left and bottom left-hand directions. These results are<br />
unexpected on <strong>the</strong> bas<strong>is</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> configural orientation effect (see also Pinna,<br />
2010a, 2010b).<br />
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Fig. 17 The pointing and <strong>the</strong> shape <strong>of</strong> triangles can be influenced by <strong>the</strong> accentuation<br />
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