If You Are Defining Measurable or Observable Qualities or Characteristics

question 38

Multiple Choice

If you are defining measurable or observable qualities or characteristics of an artifact that distinguish it from another on the basis of its size, surface texture, form, material, method of manufacture, or design pattern, you are defining:

• A) the Frison Effect.
• B) projectile point types.
• C) components.
• D) attributes.

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Definitions:

Sensory Information

Data received through the senses such as sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste, which is then interpreted by the brain.

Constancy

In psychology, the quality of perceiving familiar objects as having constant shape, size, and color regardless of changes in perspective, distance, or lighting.

Perceptual Constancy

The psychological feature that allows individuals to perceive objects as unchanging despite changes in sensory input such as lighting, distance, or angle.

Perceptual Constancy

The brain's ability to recognize that an object remains the same even when its appearance changes due to variations in the environment.