Commonwealth countries such as Hong Kong,Malaysia,and Singapore often choose the U.K.as their springboard into the European market: they feel more comfortable with its language,laws,and culture,which reflect the ________ between these countries and the U.K.
A)self-serving bias
B)coincident development
C)psychic proximity
D)cognitive dissonance
E)backward invention

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Psychic proximity refers to the cultural, linguistic, and historical similarities between countries that make them feel psychologically close to one another. This concept helps to explain why Commonwealth countries, which share a colonial past and similar legal systems with the UK, often choose it as their entry point into the European market.

Commonwealth Countries Such as Hong Kong,Malaysia,and Singapore Often Choose the U.K.as