The Study by DeLoache and Her Colleagues That Used a "Shrinking

question 15

Multiple Choice

The study by DeLoache and her colleagues that used a "shrinking room" demonstrated that young children's trouble with scale models is due to their:

• A)trouble dealing with dual representation.
• B)inability to remember the location of a hidden toy.
• C)poor imagination skills.
• D)difficulty comprehending the meaning of maps.
• E)lack of ability to follow detailed instructions when they are given at an advanced linguistic level.

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Definitions:

Weber's Law

A principle in psychology that states the smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected is a constant proportion of the original stimulus.

Opponent-Process Theory

The theory that opposing retinal processes (red-green, yellow-blue, white-black) enable color vision. For example, some cells are stimulated by green and inhibited by red; others are stimulated by red and inhibited by green.

Feature Detection

The process by which the brain identifies specific components of visuals, such as lines, edges, or movements, to interpret what is seen.

Prosopagnosia

A neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces.