In Neisser's Feature Detection Experiments, Subjects Were Instructed to Search

question 45

Multiple Choice

In Neisser's feature detection experiments, subjects were instructed to search for one target letter among lists of letters.Neisser found that during trials in which the target shared many features with the distracters, search time was longer.This result suggests that

• A)the subjects' brains compared each letter to a template stored in memory
• B)humans analyze stimuli in terms of component features
• C)it is easier for the brain to detect rounded letters, such as Q and O
• D)it is easier for the brain to detect straight letters, such as L and T

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