Eleanor Gibson's Studies of the Responses of Visually Inexperienced Animals

question 41

Multiple Choice

Eleanor Gibson's studies of the responses of visually inexperienced animals and human infants to the "visual cliff" seem to

• A) support Helmholtz's nativist perceptual theory.
• B) refute Helmholtz's trichromatic theory.
• C) disconfirm aspects of Helmholtz's empiricist perceptual theory.
• D) support Helmholtz's theory of unconscious inference.

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Definitions:

Minority Influence

Social influence processes whereby numerical or power minorities change the attitudes of the majority.

Asch's Study

A social psychology experiment by Solomon Asch that demonstrated the influence of group pressure on conformity.

Minority Influence

The process by which a smaller part of a group changes the attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors of the larger group, often through consistency and the quality of arguments.

Dissenters

Individuals who express opinions that are in variance with those previously, commonly, or officially expressed.