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figure and ground
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figure and ground
n.
An aspect of perception in which the perceived is separated into at least two parts, each with different attributes but each influencing the other.


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the figure-ground relationship, as the contrast between positive and negative shapes, depth and flatness, movement and suspension became the emphasis of the hard-edged oil paintings.
The games require visual perception, eye-hand coordination, figure-ground relationships and sequenced movement, so it's a huge treatment tool from an occupational therapy perspective," said Herz.
The following subtests of the MAP were used: walk on a line (vestibular), stereognosis and finger localization (tactile), tongue movements (oral), and figure-ground discrimination (visual).
 
 
 
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