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Fig. 5 —Principle of common region. Objects that are enclosed within common region are likely to be perceived as belonging in a group, regardless of similarity or nearness of constituent objects. In this case, unrelated objects are perceived as belonging to a group because they are confined in a common structure, whereas similar objects outside this structure are not perceived as belonging with their mates.