The research on mental rotation has shown that a. people use ...

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The research on mental rotation has shown that
 
  a. people use very different strategies when they rotate letters of the alphabet, as opposed to abstract geometric figures.
  b. right-handed people and left-handed people are basically identical in their ability to recognize pictures of left and right hands.
  c. young people are typically faster than elderly people in the speed of their mental rotation.
  d. young people and elderly people differ greatly in their sense of direction.

Question 2

Suppose that researchers are studying mental rotation,
 
  and they are comparing the performance of one group of people who are deaf and are fluent in American Sign Language and a second group of people who are not deaf and have had no experience with American Sign Language. Which of the following patterns of results would you be most likely to find, with respect to mental rotation?
   a. The individuals who are deaf would be more skilled, because auditory information would not interfere with their performance.
   b. The individuals who are deaf would be more skilled, because they are accustomed to seeing hand positions from a different perspective.
   c. The individuals who are not deaf would be more skilled, because they have extra clues from the auditory information that accompanies hand movement.
   d. The individuals who are not deaf would be more skilled, because they have had extra practice translating auditory stimulation into changes in visual images.

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: c

Answer to Question 2

Ans: b