Question

as ben looks across the room at the large painting hanging there, he instinctively uses the law of proximity to take in the image. most likely, this means that he ____. report an error question 2 of 5 blocks out the image of the painting so that he will be able to focus on the things directly around him. makes mental calculations in order to determine how far the painting is away from him. places less mental energy on everything close to him so that he can focus on the distant painting. mentally notes how close other individuals are to the painting in order to guess the dimensions of the painting. mentally notes how close certain elements of the painting are to one another.

Explanation:

The Law of Proximity in psychology says we group nearby elements. Ben would note closeness of painting - elements.

Answer:

Mentally notes how close certain elements of the painting are to one another.