The Reason Stroboscopic Motion Was a Topic of Research for Gestalt

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Multiple Choice

The reason stroboscopic motion was a topic of research for Gestalt psychologists is because

• A) we have motion detectors that adapt to continuous motion,becoming less sensitive.
• B) we perceive individual images flashed quickly on a screen as an organized whole representing motion.
• C) we perceive flat images as having depth through a set of visual cues called pictorial motion cues.
• D) the grouping of images is perceived as indicating which parts of a scene go together based on proximity.

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