According to the Ecological View of Sensory-Perceptual Development, How Do

question 58

Multiple Choice

According to the ecological view of sensory-perceptual development, how do we perceive and eventually represent objects in our minds?

• A)We take bits and pieces of data from sensations and build up representations of the world.
• B)Environmental stimuli motivate us to fine tune gross and fine motor movements in order to act.
• C)We directly perceive information that exists in the world around us.Perception fosters interaction with and adaptation to the environment.
• D)We perceive information and immediately categorize it through accommodation and assimilation.

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