Your Professor Says That Our Perception Brings Us into Contact

question 137

Multiple Choice

Your professor says that our perception brings us into contact with the environment in order to interact with and adapt to it, such as when you turn your body to get into a car or turn your head to see where a sound is coming from. This indicates that he holds a(n) _____ view on perceptual development.

• A) ethological
• B) ecological
• C) evolutionary
• D) genetic

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Definitions:

Aha! Experience

A moment of sudden insight or discovery, often characterized by a feeling of joy or satisfaction when understanding a previously incomprehensible problem or concept.

Token Economy

A behavior modification system used in psychological treatments, where desired behaviors are reinforced with tokens that can be exchanged for various rewards.

Socially Desirable Behavior

Actions that are seen as favorable or acceptable by society and are often performed by individuals to be viewed positively by others.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without apparent reinforcement and is not demonstrated until the organism is motivated to do so.