Researchers Have Found Support for the Urban Overload Hypothesis

question 19

Multiple Choice

Researchers have found support for the urban overload hypothesis. More specifically, they have found that it is more important to know __________ than to know __________.

• A) population density (number of people per square mile); rural versus urban settings
• B) where helpers are currently; population size
• C) population size; where helpers grew up
• D) where helpers are currently; where helpers grew up

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Definitions:

Action

The process or act of doing something, typically to achieve an aim or to exert an effect.

Ecological Approach

A perspective in psychology that emphasizes the study of how organisms interact with their environment and each other within an ecosystem.

Perception Guides Action

The idea that the way we interpret and understand our environment influences our responses and behavior within it.

Intermodal Perception

The ability to integrate information from multiple sensory modalities, such as sight and sound, to form a unified perception.