A Softball May Appear Smaller to Batters Who Are Discouraged

question 94

Multiple Choice

A softball may appear smaller to batters who are discouraged by their poor performance than to batters who are hitting well.This best illustrates that perceptions are influenced by

• A) Weber's law.
• B) emotion.
• C) sensory adaptation.
• D) absolute thresholds.

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