In Kerr's (1983)study,she had blind participants acquire map and feature information through touch.She found that when asked to imagine moving a dot from one feature to another,blind participants ______.
A)could not complete the task because they were unable to acquire spatial information
B)completed the task faster than sighted participants suggesting that mental imagery is detrimental
C)were fastest when they had features described to them instead of having touched the map
D)performed similarly to sighted participants suggesting that both groups had mental representations

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Kerr's study showed that blind participants were able to form mental representations of spatial information through touch, similar to how sighted participants form these representations visually, indicating that both groups can perform spatial tasks effectively.

In Kerr's (1983)study,she Had Blind Participants Acquire Map and Feature