Based on Shepard and Metzler's research on mental rotation, which of the following
statements is TRUE?
a. Humans are not very accurate in judging whether pairs of geometrical shapes are the same
or different.
b. Decision times decreased when one of the shapes was rotated.
c. The rotation of one of the shapes produced more correct answers than rotation of the other
shape.
d. As the degree of rotation of the shapes increased, decision times increased.
e. The degree of rotation had no effect on decision time; only the difference in size affected
decision time.
d. As the degree of rotation of the shapes increased, decision times increased.
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