Research on Perceptual Sensitivity Has Shown That People

question 729

Multiple Choice

Research on perceptual sensitivity has shown that people

• A)are more likely to recognize the faces of people from their own race.
• B)are more likely to recognize the faces of people from a different race.
• C)are equally likely to recognize faces of people from other races or their own.
• D)have more difficulty recognizing faces if they use only one eye.

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