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
Identify the independent variable in the study.
Question 2
Identify the dependent variable in the study.
Question 3
Identify each of the following psychological terms in the context of the research: foveal vision.
Question 4
Identify each of the following psychological terms in the context of the research: feature detectors.
Question 5
Identify each of the following psychological terms in the context of the research: Gestalt principle of closure.
Question 6
Describe how the following terms relate to the conclusions that can be drawn based on the research: random assignment
Question 7
Describe how the following terms relate to the conclusions that can be drawn based on the research: statistical significance
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