If you were interested in how the human mind is able to interpret depth and distance when looking at a painting on a flat canvas,you would be most interested in the psychological speciality area of
A) personality theory.
B) comparative psychology.
C) sensation and perception.
D) forensic psychology.

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Sensation and perception is the specialty area that deals with how people interpret and make sense of information from their senses. Understanding how the mind perceives depth and distance in a two-dimensional painting would fall under this area of psychology. The other choices, personality theory, comparative psychology, and forensic psychology, do not directly relate to the perception of depth and distance.

If You Were Interested in How the Human Mind Is