A Researcher Is Using an Apparatus That Consists of a Glass-Topped

question 572

Multiple Choice

A researcher is using an apparatus that consists of a glass-topped table with one side having a checkered surface that lies directly beneath the glass with the other checkered surface being four feet below the glass surface causing the appearance of a drop-off. This apparatus is known as

• A)a Skinner box.
• B)a visual cliff.
• C)the Ames room.
• D)the Müller-Lyer illusion.

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