In Their Experiments on the Brain and Perceptual Features, Blakemore

question 434

Multiple Choice

In their experiments on the brain and perceptual features, Blakemore, Cooper, Grobstein, and Chow found that the kittens raised in the vertically-striped rooms

• A)bumped into chair legs.
• B)missed when they tried to jump to horizontal surfaces.
• C)had difficulty walking in a straight line.
• D)experienced no difficulty in any visual task since the eyes easily adapt.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

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Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.