The Phi Phenomenon Was Used by Psychologists to Argue That

question 87

Multiple Choice

The phi phenomenon was used by psychologists to argue that

• A) the rate of decay of items from short-term memory is unrelated to encoding strategy.
• B) basic elements of human consciousness can be discovered through the process of introspection.
• C) perception has meaning only when it is seen as a whole,rather than as a collection of elements.
• D) isolating the elements of experience can give a true understanding of behavior.

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