The fact that most people perceive individual elements that share common features or properties as being part of a single group is consistent with the Gestalt law of:
A)proximity
B)common fate
C)closure
D)similarity

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The statement "most people perceive individual elements that share common features or properties as being part of a single group" is describing the Gestalt law of similarity, which states that objects that are similar to one another tend to be grouped together in our perception. The other choices, proximity, common fate, and closure, are also Gestalt laws of perceptual organization, but they do not best explain the phenomenon described in the statement.

The Fact That Most People Perceive Individual Elements That Share