Which of the Following Students Provides the Best Summary of the Research

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following students provides the best summary of the research on imagery and distance?

• A) Jian: "Unfortunately, researchers have not yet found an effective method for studying how people represent distances in their mental images."
• B) Kristen: "We take longer to scan a large mental distance than a small mental distance."
• C) Anna: "In general, the research on imagery and size supports the propositional explanation of mental imagery."
• D) Janki: "Kosslyn's original research supported the analog explanation of mental imagery, but the more recent research does not show a consistent relationship between mental distances and decision speed."

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Definitions:

Ratio Scales

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"True" Zero

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NOIR

A commonly used acronym in statistics that stands for Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio - the four levels of measurement for variables.

Intercoder Reliability

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