Psychology Exam #3
The "imagery debate" is concerned with whether imagery... actually exists. is based on abstract symbols. can be used to solve spatial problems. is similar for all people.
is based on abstract symbols
Mental-scanning experiments found A) a positive linear relationship between scanning time and distance on the image. B)that imagery does not represent spatial relations in the same way perceptual information C) a negative linear relationship between scanning time and distance on the image. D)a constant scanning time for all locations on an image.
A) a positive linear relationship between scanning time and distance on the image.
Shepard and Metzler's "image rotation" experiment was so influential and important to the study of cognition because it demonstrated A) that humans cannot successfully rotate mental images beyond 90 degrees. B) that humans can only perform mental rotation on "real-world" objects. C) imagery and perception may share the same mechanisms. D)how easy mental rotation is for humans.
C) imagery and perception may share the same mechanisms.