ClosureComic theory (although it is known by other names in other fields)
Coined by Scott McCloud in Understanding Comics, the term "closure" refers to the act on the part of the reader of adding in information or detail not specifically articulated in a passage of a comic book. These details can take many forms, for example visual details left out by the artist or temporal details of events which happen between a pair of panels. These details the reader fills in and completes from his or her own experience forming "closure" with the narrative.
Gestalt Psycology
The human perceptual process of attributing more qualities and meaning than are present onto or into a stimulus which employs reduced detail. The missing detail is fleshed out subconciously by viewer using past experience and cultural knowledge to make sense of what is being percieved.
Source-- http://www.allcatsaregrey.co.uk/glossary.php?#Closure
I really like the thinking and writing prompts you're putting out there, amigo mio, and plan to steal from them shamelessly. Just so you know.
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