When measuring incomitant deviations with prisms with each eye âfixing,â it is imperative to switch the prism to always be before the non-fixing eye. Otherwise the âfixingâ eye behind the prism will not truly be looking in the intended direction, and major measurement errors can occur.
Gestalt is a general description for the concepts that make unity and variety possible in design. It is a German word that roughly translates as whole or form.. Gestalt theory is involved with visual perception and the psychology of art among other things.
Gestalt psychology tries to understand the laws of our ability to acquire and maintain meaningful perceptions in an apparently chaotic world. The central principle of gestalt psychology is that the mind forms a global whole with self-organizing tendencies.This principle maintains that when the human mind (perceptual system) forms a percept or gestalt, the whole has a reality of its own, independent of the parts.estalt psychology tries to understand the laws of our ability to acquire and maintain meaningful perceptions in an apparently chaotic world. The central principle of gestalt psychology is that the mind forms a global whole with self-organizing tendencies.