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Psychological Terms – Amodal Completion
Amodal completion is the perceptual process by which the mind fills in missing or hidden parts of an object or image, allowing us to see it as complete even when parts are obscured. For example, when we see a dog partly behind a fence, we still perceive a whole dog.
This illustrates how perception relies on inference and structural expectations rather than raw sensory input. It contrasts with modal completion, where visible cues create the perception of contours or edges.
Amodal completion is the perceptual process by which the mind fills in missing or hidden parts of an object or image, allowing us to see it as complete even when parts are obscured. For example, when we see a dog partly behind a fence, we still perceive a whole dog.
This illustrates how perception relies on inference and structural expectations rather than raw sensory input. It contrasts with modal completion, where visible cues create the perception of contours or edges.
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