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common fate
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A special case of the good continuation grouping law of Gestalt psychology, applying to elements that are moving in time in the same direction and at the same speed and tending to cause them to be grouped together perceptually. See also Prägnanz. Compare closure grouping law, common region, connectedness grouping law, proximity grouping law, similarity grouping law.
From: common fate in A Dictionary of Psychology »
