Shepard and Metzler's (1971)study of mental rotation abilities that employed two-dimensional representations of block designs found that participants showed increased reaction times when:

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Shepard and Metzler found that participants showed increased reaction times when the angular difference between the block designs was great, suggesting that mental rotation abilities are necessary for completing tasks with large angular differences.

Shepard and Metzler's (1971)study of Mental Rotation Abilities That Employed