When people watch an ice-skating show, they perceptually place all the people skating to the left in one group and those skating to the right 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 common motion, where elements moving in the same direction are perceived as part of the same group.

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