Eighteen-Month-Old Bridger Is Running in the Park When He Reaches

question 34

Multiple Choice

Eighteen-month-old Bridger is running in the park when he reaches a steep embankment. He stops, looks up, and then drops to his hands and knees and begins crawling up. This illustrates the concept of

• A) sensation.
• B) perception.
• C) affordances.
• D) visual acuity.

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Definitions:

Blind Spot

A region on the retina where the optic nerve exits; lacks photoreceptor cells, resulting in an area with no visual perception.

Accommodation

The process of adjusting cognitive schemas to incorporate new information, a concept critical in developmental psychology, or the provision of housing or lodging.

Lens Changes Shape

The process by which the eye's lens adjusts its curvature to focus light on the retina, enabling clear vision at various distances.

Receptor Cells

Specialized cells that respond to specific chemical or physical stimuli and convey signals to the nervous system.