James has a pocket full of pennies and nickels that spill all over the floor.When James looks at the scattered pile,he notices that he automatically groups the two types of coins according to colour.Which grouping principle is being described?
A)similarity
B)proximity
C)figure-ground
D)continuity

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The grouping principle being described is similarity, as James is automatically grouping the pennies and nickels according to their similar color. Similarity is a principle of perceptual organization that suggests that we tend to group objects that have similar physical characteristics, such as color, size, shape, or texture.

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