A Friend Is Recounting a Time When She Was Home

question 40

Essay

A friend is recounting a time when she was home and saw something move out of the "corner of her eye." When she turned to look at, all she saw was her coat hanging on a hook. Your friend is convinced what she saw was not of this world. What could you tell your friend about our visual system to put your friend's mind at ease?

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Definitions:

Creative Intelligence

A facet of intelligence related to the ability to deal with new situations using creative and innovative solutions and imaginative problem-solving.

Divergent Thinking

A cognitive process that involves generating creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions.

Hereditary Studies

Research into how characteristics and conditions are transmitted from parents to offspring through genes.

Genetic Engineering

The manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology, including the editing, adding, or removing of DNA sequences to achieve desired traits.