@Article{Coren1980,
  author      = {S. Coren and J. S. Girgus},
  journal     = {J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform},
  title       = {Principles of perceptual organization and spatial distortion: the {G}estalt illusions.},
  year        = {1980},
  number      = {3},
  pages       = {404--412},
  volume      = {6},
  abstract    = {In five interleaved experiments, conducted with 94 observers, it is
	shown that organization of the visual field according to gestalt
	principles results in measurable spatial distortions. Using the principles
	of proximity, similarity, good continuation, and two types of closure,
	it was found that interior distances (within a perceptual unit or
	group) are underestimated relative to exterior distances. The relationship
	between these spatial distortions and the resultant perceptual organization
	are discussed.},
  keywords    = {Distance Perception; Gestalt Theory; Humans; Illusions; Optical Illusions; Perceptual Closure; Perceptual Distortion; Psychological Theory; Space Perception},
  language    = {eng},
  medline-pst = {ppublish},
  pmid        = {6447756},
  timestamp   = {2010.06.09},
}

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