Academic Masturbation By Josh LaMar Gestalt principles of symmetry... Ooh big words Low-level perceptual processing... Yeah, give me those alliterations! Cognitive dissonance baby... [Stroke ... stroke] Gestalt principles of proximity... Feels good, eh? Show me those kerns... [Stroke ... stroke] Pre-attentative cognitive load... Want me to blow my load? Parafoveal vision.