George Stratton's Experiment Using Special Goggles That Distort the World

question 156

Multiple Choice

George Stratton's experiment using special goggles that distort the world is considered a classic today because it demonstrated _____.

• A)the role of perceptual adaptation
• B)innate factors in human perception
• C)role of perceptual set
• D)the ability of the retina to invert images

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

A hypothesis that proposes a relationship between variables, countering the null hypothesis that suggests no such relationship exists.

Statistical Tests

Procedures in statistics used to make inferences or decisions based on data subject to random variation.

Compensatory Equalization

A phenomenon in research where non-treatment groups receive unintended benefits or compensations that minimize the observed differences between treated and non-treated groups.

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study or experiment can establish a causal relationship between its variables, free from confounding factors.