What Was Gutenberg's Advance Over Existing Methods of Mechanical Printing

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What was Gutenberg's advance over existing methods of mechanical printing?

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Definitions:

Context Effects

The influence of environmental factors on one's perception, interpretation, or behavior in any given situation.

Top-Down Processing

A cognitive process where perception begins with the brain applying what it knows and expects to perceive and then works downward to the finer details.

Good Continuation

A principle of Gestalt psychology that states elements tend to be grouped together if they follow in the same direction or pattern, creating a perception of continuity.

Figure-Ground Separation

The ability to distinguish an object (the figure) from its background (the ground).