In Baseball, Most Hitters Can Detect the Initial Rotation of a Pitched

question 60

Multiple Choice

In baseball, most hitters can detect the initial rotation of a pitched ball. Experienced hitters are able to use this information to accurately anticipate a ball's position when it reaches the plate. This shows that experienced hitters can utilize:

• A) bottom-up information.
• B) top-down information.
• C) distal stimuli.
• D) transduction.

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