If an object is moving to the left at a constant speed and you are rotating your eyes to the left at twice the speed, you will see the object moving
A) to the right at the same speed.
B) to the right at twice the speed.
C) to the right at half the speed.
D) to the left.
E) back and forth.
Answer: D
Rationale: The student could answer correctly from rote memory or from a concept of the relation between eye movement and the visual perception of motion. The participant would see the object as it actually moves (i.e. to the left), independent of eye movement.
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