The likelihood principle states that
A. we perceive the object that is most likely to have caused the pattern of stimuli we have received.
B. we perceive size to remain the same size even when objects move to different distances.
C. it is easier to perceive vertical and horizontal orientations.
D. feature detectors are likely to create a clear perception of an object.
Answer: A
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