A general conclusion that one might draw from the relationship between San bushmen's experiences and their perception of the Müller-Lyer illusion is that
a. past experience and perceptual habits play a role in determining human perception.
b. some principles of perception are universal.
c. people cannot trust their own senses because they can never provide completely reliable knowledge.
d. perception has a more powerful effect on experience than experience on perception.
a
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a. component analysis b. stimulus-response analysis c. task analysis d. behavioral analysis
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A) spent more time hanging on the soft cloth mother, even though the wire mother provided nourishment. B) spent more time hanging on the wire mother, primarily because it was equipped with a feeding nipple. C) refused to eat altogether. D) refused to spend any time on the soft cloth mother because it offered no nourishment.
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a. transmitter cell b. amoeba c. neuron d. carcinoma
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A) 50% B) 80% C) 60% D) 70%