A Softball May Appear Smaller to Batters Who Are Discouraged

question 290

Multiple Choice

A softball may appear smaller to batters who are discouraged by their poor performance than to batters who are hitting well.This best illustrates the importance of

• A)Weber's law.
• B)top-down processing.
• C)sensory adaptation.
• D)absolute thresholds.

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