Brooks (1968) asked participants to imagine a letter, such as “T,” in their mind’s eye and then were asked to make decisions about the angles in that letter. He found that:
a. responding on the task was difficult because it taxed visual memory.
b. responding on the task using pointing was more difficult than speaking.
c. participants could only complete the task in a quiet room.
d. participants were faster in the task when the letters had been primed.
Ans: b
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