common fate

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common fate - a Gestalt principle of organization holding that aspects of perceptual field that move or function in a similar manner will be perceived as a unit

law of common fate

Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization - a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization

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Gestalt law of organization Gestalt principle of organization law of common fate			Amind the throng of a London street we distinguish a man, now waxing elderly, with few characteristics to attract careless observers, yet bearing, in his whole aspect, the handwriting of no common fate, for such as have the skill to read it. From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context Is not the kindred of a common fate a closer tie than that of birth? The Great Carbuncle by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context It needed, in particular, a constant repetition of a phrase to the effect that he shared the common fate, found it best of all, and wished for no other; and by repeating such phrases he acquired punctuality and habits of work, and could very plausibly demonstrate that to be a clerk in a solicitor's office was the best of all possible lives, and that other ambitions were vain. Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context			common coral tree common corn salad common cotton grass Common council Common crier common daisy common dandelion common denominator common devil's claw common divisor common dogbane common dolphin common duckweed common eel common eland common elder Common Entrance Common Era common European ash common European dogwood common European earwig common European jay common evening primrose common facial vein common factor common fate common fault common fee common fennel common fig common fig tree common flat pea common four-o'clock common foxglove common fraction common front common garden cress common garter snake common gender common ginger common good common grackle common grape hyacinth common grape vine common ground common gum cistus common heath common hop common hops common horehound common horsetail			Common European Words, Idioms and Proverbs Common Evaluation Methodology Editorial Board common evening primrose Common Evening-primrose Common Event Database System common excavation Common Exchange Format Common Executable Format Common Experience Payment Common Experiments Monitoring and Test Equipment Common Expiry Date Fleet Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine Common Extensor Origin Common external tariff common extraction Common facial Common facial common facial vein common facial vein Common Facilities Task Force Common Facilities Test Common Facility and Tool Room Centre Common Facility Centre common factor common factor common factor Common Factor 1 Common Factory for Inspiration and Value in Education common fate common fault common feature common fee common fee common fee common fee common feldspar Common Femoral Artery Common Femoral Artery Blood Flow Common Femoral Vein Common Femoral Vein Catheter Common Fence Point Improvement Association common fennel Common fibular division Common fibular nerve Common fibular nerve Common Field-Level Memory Reprogramming Equipment common fig common fig tree Common Figwort Common File System Common File System Gateway Common Fill Device Common Fill Device Interface Common Firmware Environment Common Fisheries Policy Common fishery Common Flash Memory Interface

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