This study examined the hypothesis that there should be a positive and significant relationship between features and perceptions relative to proximity. A Pearson correlation of .57 for 136 undergraduates confirmed the hypothesis. The majority of individual features and perceptions measured on the basis of proximity were positively and significantly related.
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