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Researchers wanted to determine if ideas about race affect our visual perception. In an experiment, white college students were asked to look at a screen with images of objects that were either crime-relevant (e.g., a handgun) or crime-irrelevant (e.g., a book). For each object, the first image was so blurry it was unrecognizable. The image became progressively clearer across 40 different frames until the students were able to correctly identify it.
Before they began the task, they were shown a photo for 50 milliseconds. The photo was of a black face, a white face, or an abstract line drawing. These "flashes" were subliminal images, meaning that the students were not aware of having seen them. Researchers wanted to find out whether seeing a black or white face, even without being aware of it, influenced the students' ability to identify the objects.
-Which of the four principles of psychology discussed in the textbook does this experiment seem to confirm?
A) The mind is a product of the brain.
B) We change our behavior in accordance with the activity of people around us.
C) Experience physically alters the structure of the brain.
D) We are consciously aware of only a small part of our mental activity.

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Researchers wanted to determine if ideas about race affect our visual perception. In an experiment, white college students were asked to look at a screen with images of objects that were either crime-relevant (e.g., a handgun) or crime-irrelevant (e.g., a book). For each object, the first image was so blurry it was unrecognizable. The image became progressively clearer across 40 different frames until the students were able to correctly identify it. 
Before they began the task, they were shown a photo for 50 milliseconds. The photo was of a black face, a white face, or an abstract line drawing. These "flashes" were subliminal images, meaning that the students were not aware of having seen them. Researchers wanted to find out whether seeing a black or white face, even without being aware of it, influenced the students' ability to identify the objects.
-Which of the four principles of psychology discussed in the textbook does this experiment seem to confirm?
A) The mind is a product of the brain. 
B) We change our behavior in accordance with the activity of people around us. 
C) Experience physically alters the structure of the brain. 
D) We are consciously aware of only a small part of our mental activity.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This experiment seems to confirm the principle that we are consciously aware of only a small part of our mental activity, as the subliminal images of black or white faces influenced the students' ability to identify the objects without their conscious awareness.

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