Han detached his spaceship from the imperial mothership at the same time as the mothership's garbage was ejected. Han's ship is now moving in space right along with the garbage. Troops on the imperial ship perceive Han's ship as part of the garbage. The troops' perception is an example of what principle of grouping?

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The principle of common fate refers to the tendency to perceive objects that move together as part of a single group. Since Han's ship and the garbage are moving together, the troops perceive them as a single group.

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