NCIDQ Reference Manual- IDFX Chapter 1 || EXAM-
STYLE QUESTIONS WITH FULLY VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Design theory correct answers Way to direct design based on a system of beliefs or philsophy
Evidence based design correct answers Basing design decisions on credible research that links
one or more environmental elements with a desired outcome
Gestalt Psychology correct answers Holds the humans innately perceive things as a whole so that
what is perceived is complete and comprehensible
Gestalt psychology in interior design correct answers Suggest that individual elements cannot be
placed or designed as single entities but must be seen as a larger environment and that people
will bring to the setting their own ideas about what things are
grouping correct answers Humans perceive separate units in the visual field as a group
Closure (Form Constancy) correct answers Tendency to perceive incomplete forms as complete
Continuity correct answers Tendency to see a line or shape as continuing in a particular direction
rather than making a sharp turn
Simplicity correct answers 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
figure-ground correct answers The way people distinguish a form from its surroundings
negative space correct answers Ground around an object
shape constancy correct answers 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
perceptual constancy correct answers A person perceives an object or a space as essentially the
same regardless of the exact image on the retina of the eye
size constancy correct answers People tend to perceive an object as having the same size
regardless of the changes in viewing distance to the object
lightness constancy correct answers People perceive the lightness or darkness of an object as the
same regardless of the elimination of the size in which the object is viewed
color constancy correct answers People perceive the color of an object has the same regardless of
the lighting conditions under which the object is viewed
STYLE QUESTIONS WITH FULLY VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Design theory correct answers Way to direct design based on a system of beliefs or philsophy
Evidence based design correct answers Basing design decisions on credible research that links
one or more environmental elements with a desired outcome
Gestalt Psychology correct answers Holds the humans innately perceive things as a whole so that
what is perceived is complete and comprehensible
Gestalt psychology in interior design correct answers Suggest that individual elements cannot be
placed or designed as single entities but must be seen as a larger environment and that people
will bring to the setting their own ideas about what things are
grouping correct answers Humans perceive separate units in the visual field as a group
Closure (Form Constancy) correct answers Tendency to perceive incomplete forms as complete
Continuity correct answers Tendency to see a line or shape as continuing in a particular direction
rather than making a sharp turn
Simplicity correct answers 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
figure-ground correct answers The way people distinguish a form from its surroundings
negative space correct answers Ground around an object
shape constancy correct answers 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
perceptual constancy correct answers A person perceives an object or a space as essentially the
same regardless of the exact image on the retina of the eye
size constancy correct answers People tend to perceive an object as having the same size
regardless of the changes in viewing distance to the object
lightness constancy correct answers People perceive the lightness or darkness of an object as the
same regardless of the elimination of the size in which the object is viewed
color constancy correct answers People perceive the color of an object has the same regardless of
the lighting conditions under which the object is viewed
