Shepard and Metzler measured the time it took for participants to decide whether two objects were the same (two different views of the same object) or different (two different objects). These researchers inferred cognitive processes by using
A) image scanning.
B) mental chronometry.
C) epiphenomena.
D) propositional representations.

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Shepard and Metzler used mental chronometry to infer cognitive processes, which involves measuring the time it takes for participants to complete a mental task in order to make inferences about cognitive processes. The researchers measured the time it took for participants to decide whether two objects were the same or different, which is a form of mental chronometry.

Shepard and Metzler Measured the Time It Took for Participants