Shepard and Meltzer's "Image Rotation" Experiment Was So Influential and Important

question 44

Multiple Choice

Shepard and Meltzer's "image rotation" experiment was so influential and important to the study of cognition because it demonstrated

• A)how easy mental rotation is for humans.
• B)that humans cannot successfully rotate mental images beyond 90 degrees.
• C)that humans can only perform mental rotation on "real-world" objects.
• D)imagery and perception may share the same mechanisms.

Distinguish between reality and myths associated with hypnosis.

Comprehend the social-cognitive perspective on hypnosis.

Understand the activation-information-mode (AIM) model’s explanation of dreams.

Acknowledge gender differences in dreaming content.

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