FIGURE-GROUND DISTORTION

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N., Pam M.S.
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a term that is used to describe the interference that is caused by an object's setting where the viwer cannot see the figure properly.

FIGURE-GROUND DISTORTION: "Figure-ground distortion makes us not focus on the figure."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. FIGURE-GROUND
  2. GROUND
  3. FUZZY TRACE
  4. FORGETTING
  5. FIGURE-GROUND PERCEPTION
  6. FECHNER'S PARADOX
  7. LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY
  8. FIXATION PAUSE
  9. FIELD RESEARCH
  10. FILICIDE
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "FIGURE-GROUND DISTORTION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/figure-ground-distortion/ (accessed April 17, 2021).
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