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During a psychology lab demonstration, the instructor sets up two flashing lights about three feet apart in a darkened room. About one-tenth of a second after the first light flashes the second light flashes, and then the first light flashes again, and so on. Most of the students experienced the illusion of apparent motion, perceiving just one light traveling back and forth. The instructor is likely to explain this phenomenon in terms of:____

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The principle of stroboscopic motion

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Stroboscopic motion is an illusion when lights are flashed quickly and the Brian processes them as a whole rather than seeing the pictures ba separate images.

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The instructor is likely to explain this phenomenon in terms of the principles of stroboscopic motion.

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