When watching a soccer game, people perceptually place all the players wearing blue in one group and those wearing white in a separate group. According to the principles of perceptual grouping clarified by the Gestalt psychologists, this illustrates the principle of:
A) proximity.
B) similarity.
C) common motion.
D) symmetry.

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This illustrates the principle of similarity, where objects that are similar in appearance are perceived to be more related than objects that are dissimilar. In this case, players wearing the same color uniforms are grouped together in the viewer's perception.

When Watching a Soccer Game, People Perceptually Place All the Players