What Occurs When a Stimulus Shares Some, but Not All

question 16

Multiple Choice

What occurs when a stimulus shares some, but not all, of the characteristics that would lead it to fit neatly in an existing category?

• A) assimilation
• B) accommodation
• C) contrast
• D) selective distortion

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