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by Dr. Sara Fabrikant

Dr. Fabrikant reviews the psychological principles that structure human visual perception. This slideshow includes a discussion of Gestalt Laws such
as figure-ground, grouping, closure and common fate. Dr. Fabrikant also discusses the techniques that cartographers may use to influence the perception of map elements through manipulations of the size, value, location and shape of map objects.

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