Which of the Following Situations Illustrates the Phi Effect

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations illustrates the phi effect?

• A) As a word is gradually masked so it becomes harder to see, the viewer easily reads it at one point, then suddenly cannot read it anymore.
• B) Each cell in the visual cortex only receives a signal from part of one retina.
• C) Researchers using an fMRI to monitor brain activity see brain areas activated when the participant views a flashing pattern.
• D) A small line and longer line flash in alternating sequences, causing the viewer to think a single line is moving back and forth and growing longer and shorter.

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Definitions:

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Required Groups

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