2011, Question 1 · 7 points
Feedback and recognizing incomplete figures
Name the variables in a study of whether feedback helps people identify partial shapes, explain the role of three vision and perception ideas in the task, and explain how random assignment and statistical significance bear on its conclusions.
This exam had two free-response questions to answer in 50 minutes, together worth one third of the total score, and the directions asked for a reasoned answer using psychological terms rather than a list of facts. The current exam has 2 free-response questions in 70 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.
Not in the current course. Part B asks about feature detectors, which the current course does not name.
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