Common Region Is the Tendency to Perceive

question 203

Multiple Choice

Common region is the tendency to perceive:

• A)objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping.
• B)things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex,broken-up pattern.
• C)two things that happen close together in time as being related.
• D)objects that are in a shared area or region as being in a group.

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Definitions:

Contrapposto

An art term describing a human figure standing with most of its weight on one foot, such that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs, giving the figure a more dynamic, or relaxed appearance.

Quattrocento

Italian, “400”—that is, the 15th century (the 1400s) in Italy.

Frescoes

A method of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster, water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting becomes an integral part of the wall.

Santa Maria Novella

A famous church in Florence, Italy, notable for its Gothic and Renaissance architectural elements and art.