While the Brain Automatically and Continuously Seeks Meaningful Patterns in the Confusing

question 658

Multiple Choice

While the brain automatically and continuously seeks meaningful patterns in the confusing mass of sensations, it cannot possibly "get it right" all the time, which often leads to

• A)sensory assimilations.
• B)misaccommodations.
• C)assimilated creations.
• D)perceptual misconstructions.

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Definitions:

Encomienda System

A labor system in Spanish America granting colonists the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the indigenous inhabitants.

Tributary Indian Villages

Native American communities that were subjugated by colonial powers to pay tribute, either in goods or labor.

Conquistadors

The soldiers, explorers, and adventurers at the service of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires who established dominion over much of the Americas and Asia from the 15th to 17th centuries.

Voyages of Exploration

Expeditions undertaken from the late 15th century onwards by European powers to discover and map new lands, establishing trade routes and colonies.