proximity

noun

1. the property of being close together

Synonym: propinquity

2. a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit

Synonym: law of proximity

3. the region close around a person or thing

1. 接近；临近；邻近
Proximity to a place or person is nearness to that place or person.

e.g. Part of the attraction is Darwin's proximity to Asia...
达尔文市的魅力一部分在于它靠近亚洲。
e.g. He became aware of the proximity of the Afghans...
他意识到阿富汗人近在咫尺。

1. 接近律：知觉的整体性接近律(proximity)是格式塔学派提出的知觉整体性的组织原则之一,指空间、时间上接近的客体易被知觉为一个整体. 相似律相似律(similarity)是格式塔学派提出的知觉整体性的组织原则之一,

2. proximity

2. 接近性：(5)接近性(proximity) 与他人住得近也是影响人际吸引的因素之一,Whyte 等(1965)对社区友谊模式的研究发现,人们所 结成的友谊模式受到人们之间物理距离的影响,住得越近就越有可能成为朋友.接近性为什么能引起喜欢呢?