Regarding Views of Perceptual Development in Infants, the Position That

question 89

Multiple Choice

Regarding views of perceptual development in infants, the position that perception is direct and evolved over time to allow the detection of size and shape constancy, a three-dimensional world, and intermodal perception early in infancy is a _____ view.

• A) nativist
• B) empiricist
• C) experientialist
• D) experimentalist

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