A Subject Is Asked to Locate a Horizontal Line in an Array

question 83

Multiple Choice

A subject is asked to locate a horizontal line in an array of vertical lines. Which of the following statements is true?

• A) The more vertical lines there are in the array, the longer it will take the subject to locate the one horizontal line.
• B) The time it takes to locate the horizontal line will not vary as a function of the number of vertical lines in the array.
• C) The more similar the vertical and horizontal lines are in color, the longer it will take the subject to locate the one horizontal line.
• D) The darker in color the vertical lines are, the longer it will take the subject to locate the one horizontal line.

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Definitions:

Polymorphism

The occurrence of something in multiple forms or variants, frequently used in genetics to describe the variation in DNA sequence among individuals.

Homologous Pairs

Pairs of chromosomes, one inherited from each parent, that contain the same genes at the same loci but may have different alleles.

Karyotypes

The complete set of chromosomes in an individual organism's cell, used for studying chromosome anomalies.

Genomes

The complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism.