MCAT Question of the Day


  • Q:

    Students in class are divided into two groups � the first group listens to a talk on American Indian culture and the second group listens to a talk on Eskimo culture. At the end of the class both groups are shown an ambiguous image "An Eskimo or a Red Indian?". Most students from the first group describe the picture as an Indian and most students from the second group - as an Eskimo. What does this experiment demonstrate?

     

    A

    Perception is dependent entirely on the stimuli.

    B

    Perception is dependent upon good gestalt.

    C

    Recent experience and attitudes affect perception.

    D

    Perception is dependent upon continuity and closure.



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