Perceptual Organization
After certain perceptions are selected, they can be organized differently. The following factors are those that determine perceptual organization:
Figure-ground - Once perceived, objects stand out against their background. This can mean, for instance, that perceptions of something as new can stand out against the background of everything of the same type that is old.
Perceptual grouping - Grouping is when perceptions are brought together into a pattern.
Closure - This is the tendency to try to create wholes out of perceived parts. Sometimes this can result in error, though, when the perceiver fills in unperceived information to complete the whole.
Source: Boundless. “The Perceptual Process.” Boundless Management. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 27 Jan. 2016 from https://www.boundless.com/management/textbooks/boundless-management-textbook/organizational-behavior-5/individual-perceptions-and-behavior-41/the-perceptual-process-217-3560/