Question

In studying mental rotation of objects, Shepard and Metzler (1971) found that the ______ an object is rotated in space (from zero degrees), participants confirmed the object's identity ______.

1) less; faster
2) less; slower
3) more; faster
4) more; as fast as when it was rotated less

Answer 1

In Shepard and Metzler's study, participants confirmed the identity of an object slower as the object was rotated more. The correct answer is option 2) less; slower.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Shepard and Metzler's study on mental rotation of objects, they found that as the object is rotated in space (from zero degrees), participants confirmed the object's identity slower. Therefore, the correct answer to the question is option 2) less; slower. This means that the more an object is rotated, the slower participants were in recognizing the object.