Developmental Changes in Which Experience Fine-Tunes the Perceptual System Are

question 16

Multiple Choice

Developmental changes in which experience fine-tunes the perceptual system are referred to as

• A) perceptual narrowing.
• B) sensory decay.
• C) perceptual decline.
• D) sensory contraction.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable, considered the cause in cause-and-effect relationships.

Positive and Significant

A description of statistical results indicating that an effect or difference is both greater than zero and statistically unlikely to be due to chance alone.

Significance Level

A statistical measure that determines the threshold of rejecting the null hypothesis, typically represented by alpha (α), such as 0.05 (5%).

Independent Variable

A variable in a statistical model that is manipulated to determine its effect on the dependent variable.