True:
California is a solid Democratic state today.
False:
Political elites are not very polarized today.
The Tea Party movement is more popular in New England than in the South.
Unsure:
The Democratic Party is becoming more popular in the South.
Hans Christian Orsted of Denmark made a discovery in the 1820 that a magnetic needle could be deflected by a wire carrying an electric current.
Answer:
similarity; proximity
Explanation:
You tend to perceive the elements in the first example as two units because of the law of similarity, which states that elements that are similar to each other tend to be seen as one group. You tend to perceive the elements in the second example as five units because of the law of proximity, which states that elements that are closely placed together are usually seen as one group even when they are within a larger group.
