Angela Is a Participant in a Replication of a Very

question 45

Multiple Choice

Angela is a participant in a replication of a very famous psychology experiment. Along with seven other students seated in a room, she is shown a 10-inch test line, and then everyone takes turns identifying another line that matches the test line in length (choosing from a set of three lines) . The experimenter is interested in studying:

• A) visual perception.
• B) depth perception.
• C) absolute threshold.
• D) conformity.

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Beta

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