The Principle That the Same Physical Processes Currently Active in the Environment

question 136

Multiple Choice

The principle that the same physical processes currently active in the environment were operating throughout Earth's history is known as

• A) uniformitarianism.
• B) catastrophism.
• C) parallelism.
• D) statis.

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Definitions:

Proximal Stimulus

The stimulus registered by the sensory receptors, e.g., the pattern of light falling on the retina, as opposed to the actual object in the environment.

Just Noticeable Difference

The minimal change in a stimulus that can just barely be detected by an organism.

Decibels

A unit of measurement for the intensity of sound, reflecting the relative loudness of sounds as perceived by the human ear.

Synesthesia

A condition in which one sense is simultaneously perceived as if by one or more additional senses, such as when seeing sound as colors.