The results from the studies of Kosslyn,Ball,and Reiser indicated that ______.

A) roughly one-third of the subjects had to be dropped from the experiment for inability to construct mental images
B) subjects' reaction times to mentally "scan" across a map of an island were dependent upon the amount of practice each one had with the task;those subjects who actually lived on the island demonstrated a constant scanning time,regardless of actual distance
C) subjects' reaction times to mentally "scan" across a map of an island were strongly correlated with the distance scanned
D) subjects' reaction times to mentally "scan" across a map of an island were unrelated to the distance scanned

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Sahar Alharsha · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The studies by Kosslyn, Ball, and Reiser found that subjects' reaction times to mentally scan across a map of an island were strongly correlated with the distance scanned, supporting the idea that mental imagery operates similarly to physical perception in terms of spatial properties.

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