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Sensation & Perception FRQ

A researcher designs a study to investigate the effect of feedback on perception of incomplete visual figures. Each participant stares at the center of a screen while the researcher briefly projects incomplete geometric figures one at a time at random positions on the screen. The participant's task is to identify each incomplete figure. One group of participants receives feedback on the accuracy of their response. A second group does not. The researcher compares the mean number of figures correctly identified by the two groups.

Question 1

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Identify the independent variable in the study.

Question 2

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Identify the dependent variable in the study.

Question 3

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Identify each of the following psychological terms in the context of the research: foveal vision.

Question 4

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Identify each of the following psychological terms in the context of the research: feature detectors.

Question 5

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Identify each of the following psychological terms in the context of the research: Gestalt principle of closure.

Question 6

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Describe how the following terms relate to the conclusions that can be drawn based on the research: random assignment

Question 7

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Describe how the following terms relate to the conclusions that can be drawn based on the research: statistical significance

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