What Extraneous Variables Were Controlled in This Study

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Essay

What extraneous variables were controlled in this study?

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Definitions:

Gestalt Psychologists

Scholars who emphasize that the mind tends to perceive objects as part of a greater whole and as elements of more complex systems.

Visual Perception

The ability to interpret and make sense of visual information from the environment through the process of sight.

Absolute Sensory Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus that is required for a person to detect its presence 50% of the time.

Audition

The process of hearing or the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations via an organ such as the ear.