According to the Textbook's Authors, Why Is Our Perceptual System

question 123

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook's authors, why is our perceptual system open to error in interpretation as seen in the perception of ambiguous figures?

• A) Subjective interpretation is necessary when the perceptual input is ambiguous.
• B) Error response in our perceptual system is probably an evolutionary oversight.
• C) Our bottom-up processing system breaks down when confronted with ambiguous figures.
• D) Researchers have yet to find out exactly why our system is so open to error.

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