MCAT Behavioral Sciences Question 21: Answer and Explanation

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Question: 21

6. A man is looking for change to do laundry. He decides to look under the seats of his car. He uses a flashlight but is still unable to get more than an obscured look at the space below. There are various items such as wrappers and papers, but the man sees the glint of silver from an object laying flat and determines it to be a coin. To make this determination, this man used:

  • A. signal detection.
  • B. sensory adaptation.
  • C. feature detection.
  • D. kinesthetic sense.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

This man was able to distinguish the coin from other items by recognizing specific features of the coin; in this case, it was the glint of the metal surface. This phenomenon is called feature detection.

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