NCIDQ Chapter 1 || WELL-ENLIGHTENED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
Before ______ ______ and detailed design can begin, the designer must have a theoretical basis
for design that, when combined with programmatic requirements and social and cultural
influences, contributes to the development of design concepts. correct answers space planning
As the idea relates to interior design and architecture, a ______ ______ is a way to direct design
based on a system of beliefs or philosophy. correct answers design theory
______ means simply basing design decisions on credible research that links one or more
environmental elements with a desired outcome. correct answers Evidence-based design (EBD)
The elements and principles of design are the basic building blocks of visual perception and are
manipulated to create forms, spaces, and interior components that solve ______ problems.
correct answers programmatic
Founded in Germany in the early part of the 20th century by Max Wertheimer, ______
psychology holds that humans innately perceive things as a whole so that what is perceived is
complete and comprehensible. correct answers Gestalt
This theory asserts that perception is not a response to individual bits of stimulus but to the
whole, and that people actively ______ structure to what they see rather than just reacting to it.
correct answers add
Among other theories, Gestalt explains the phenomenon known as ______ contrast with color, in
which the same color appears to change depending on the background color it is seen against.
correct answers simultaneous
The concept of ______ states that humans perceive separate units in the visual field as a group.
There are several means by which this can occur, including proximity, similarity, direction, and
context. correct answers grouping
With ______, the objects closest together are seen as belonging
together. correct answers proximity
With ______, the brain groups objects of similar shape, size, or color. correct answers similarity
With ______, objects perceived to be moving simultaneously in the same direction are seen as a
group. correct answers direction
______ (sometimes called form constancy) is the tendency to perceive incomplete forms as
complete. When faced with incomplete information in the visual field, humans tend to want to
add information to make sense of what is being seen. correct answers Closure
, ______ is the tendency to see a line or shape as continuing in a particular direction rather than
making a sharp turn. correct answers Continuity
______ as part of Gestalt psychology states that people prefer the simplest, most stable
organization of forms or the overall structure of elements in the visual field rather than complex
individual parts; the brain organizes things into the fewest number of lines or parts. correct
answers Simplicity
___-___ refers to the way people distinguish a form (the figure) from its surroundings (the
ground). The brain can perceive one or the other, but not both at the same time. correct answers
Figure-ground
Graphic designers and other artists often call the ground around an object ______ space. correct
answers negative
A person perceives an object or a space as essentially the same regardless of the exact image on
the retina of the eye. The mechanism that allows humans to do this is called ______ ______.
correct answers perceptual constancy
______ constancy means that people perceive objects as having their original shape regardless of
a change in orientation of the object or the point of view of the observer. correct answers Shape
______ constancy means that people tend to perceive an object as having the same size
regardless of the changes in viewing distance to the object. correct answers Size
______ constancy means that people perceive the lightness or darkness of an object as the same
regardless of the illumination of the space in which the object is viewed. correct answers
Lightness
______ constancy means that people perceive the color of an object as the same regardless of the
lighting conditions under which the object is viewed. correct answers Color
The difference in what each eye sees is called ______ ______. The brain interprets the slight
difference in view and gives people the ability to perceive distance and see three dimensions.
correct answers binocular disparity
Binocular disparity is most prevalent at distances under about ______. correct answers 10 ft (3
m)
A distant object may appear to be overlapped and partly hidden by a closer object. correct
answers Interposition
Parallel lines will appear to recede toward a single point in the distance. correct answers Linear
perspective
Because there are small particles in the air, more distant objects
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
Before ______ ______ and detailed design can begin, the designer must have a theoretical basis
for design that, when combined with programmatic requirements and social and cultural
influences, contributes to the development of design concepts. correct answers space planning
As the idea relates to interior design and architecture, a ______ ______ is a way to direct design
based on a system of beliefs or philosophy. correct answers design theory
______ means simply basing design decisions on credible research that links one or more
environmental elements with a desired outcome. correct answers Evidence-based design (EBD)
The elements and principles of design are the basic building blocks of visual perception and are
manipulated to create forms, spaces, and interior components that solve ______ problems.
correct answers programmatic
Founded in Germany in the early part of the 20th century by Max Wertheimer, ______
psychology holds that humans innately perceive things as a whole so that what is perceived is
complete and comprehensible. correct answers Gestalt
This theory asserts that perception is not a response to individual bits of stimulus but to the
whole, and that people actively ______ structure to what they see rather than just reacting to it.
correct answers add
Among other theories, Gestalt explains the phenomenon known as ______ contrast with color, in
which the same color appears to change depending on the background color it is seen against.
correct answers simultaneous
The concept of ______ states that humans perceive separate units in the visual field as a group.
There are several means by which this can occur, including proximity, similarity, direction, and
context. correct answers grouping
With ______, the objects closest together are seen as belonging
together. correct answers proximity
With ______, the brain groups objects of similar shape, size, or color. correct answers similarity
With ______, objects perceived to be moving simultaneously in the same direction are seen as a
group. correct answers direction
______ (sometimes called form constancy) is the tendency to perceive incomplete forms as
complete. When faced with incomplete information in the visual field, humans tend to want to
add information to make sense of what is being seen. correct answers Closure
, ______ is the tendency to see a line or shape as continuing in a particular direction rather than
making a sharp turn. correct answers Continuity
______ as part of Gestalt psychology states that people prefer the simplest, most stable
organization of forms or the overall structure of elements in the visual field rather than complex
individual parts; the brain organizes things into the fewest number of lines or parts. correct
answers Simplicity
___-___ refers to the way people distinguish a form (the figure) from its surroundings (the
ground). The brain can perceive one or the other, but not both at the same time. correct answers
Figure-ground
Graphic designers and other artists often call the ground around an object ______ space. correct
answers negative
A person perceives an object or a space as essentially the same regardless of the exact image on
the retina of the eye. The mechanism that allows humans to do this is called ______ ______.
correct answers perceptual constancy
______ constancy means that people perceive objects as having their original shape regardless of
a change in orientation of the object or the point of view of the observer. correct answers Shape
______ constancy means that people tend to perceive an object as having the same size
regardless of the changes in viewing distance to the object. correct answers Size
______ constancy means that people perceive the lightness or darkness of an object as the same
regardless of the illumination of the space in which the object is viewed. correct answers
Lightness
______ constancy means that people perceive the color of an object as the same regardless of the
lighting conditions under which the object is viewed. correct answers Color
The difference in what each eye sees is called ______ ______. The brain interprets the slight
difference in view and gives people the ability to perceive distance and see three dimensions.
correct answers binocular disparity
Binocular disparity is most prevalent at distances under about ______. correct answers 10 ft (3
m)
A distant object may appear to be overlapped and partly hidden by a closer object. correct
answers Interposition
Parallel lines will appear to recede toward a single point in the distance. correct answers Linear
perspective
Because there are small particles in the air, more distant objects
