The Phi Phenomenon Refers to

question 97

Multiple Choice

The phi phenomenon refers to

• A) psychics' supposed ability to see into the future.
• B) the perception of movement created by the successive blinking on and off of adjacent lights.
• C) the ability to adjust to an artificially displaced visual field.
• D) the tendency to fill in gaps to perceive disconnected parts as a whole object.

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Definitions:

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