What Does the Textbook Example of OTTFFSSENT Demonstrate

question 62

Multiple Choice

What does the textbook example of OTTFFSSENT demonstrate?

• A) Our understanding of reality is shaped by our experience.
• B) Our experience is shaped by objective reality.
• C) Children perceive reality more objectively than adults.
• D) Adults perceive reality more objectively than children.

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Definitions:

Group Formation Process

The series of phases or steps through which a group goes in coming together and developing as a cohesive unit.

Schachter (1959)

Refers to the study by Stanley Schachter which explored the phenomenon of social affiliation under conditions of anxiety.

Misery Loves Company

A saying that suggests people who are unhappy may get some consolation from knowing others are unhappy too.

Fight-Or-Flight Theory

A physiological theory that explains how animals and humans respond to threat or danger with a primary physiological reaction to either fight or flee.