Studies of Mental Rotation Have Shown All of the Following

question 69

Multiple Choice

Studies of mental rotation have shown all of the following EXCEPT ______.

• A)the amount of time taken to decide if two drawings are the same or a mirror image reversal is proportional to the angle of rotation required
• B)the time taken to decide if two drawings are the same is equal for rotations within the picture plane (two-dimensional rotations)and rotations in depth (three-dimensional rotations "forward" or "backward")
• C)mental rotations are faster when done in a clockwise direction than in a counterclockwise direction
• D)the rate of mental rotation is the same for simple and complex geometric figures