In a Study Conducted by Sherif (1936),participants Watched a Dot

question 107

Multiple Choice

In a study conducted by Sherif (1936) ,participants watched a dot of light in a dark room,and in time it appeared to move,even though it really was stationary.This phenomenon is

• A)proof that people can start seeing things if left alone for too long.
• B)known as the autokinetic effect.
• C)also a test for schizophrenia.
• D)widely used to make people conform.

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Definitions:

Sound Contrasts

Differences in sound that distinguish one phoneme from another in a particular language.

Garden Path Sentences

Sentences that begin in such a way that a reader's most likely interpretation will be incorrect; they lead the reader down the "garden path."

Extralinguistic Factors

Elements outside of the language system itself, such as social context, speaker's intent, and cultural norms, that influence how language is understood and used.

Conversational Inference

The process by which listeners make sense of and interpret statements made by speakers in the context of everyday conversation, often using implicit clues beyond the literal meaning.