Even though a motion picture actually consists of a series of still frames, we perceive it as conveying continuous movement. This is an example of __________.
A. autokinetic illusion
B. stroboscopic motion
C. induced movement
D. the phi phenomenon
Answer: B
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a. a placebo b. a confounding variable c. the dependent variable d. an inferential variable
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.