alleryStart learning →How we interact with the world is ultimately shaped not just by collecting information but by:
AHow long we sleep
BHow we interpret it
CHow fast we collect it
DHow loudly it arrives
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. How we interpret it
1. Sensory receptors are constantly collecting information from the environment.
2. Collection alone does not determine behaviour.
3. It is ultimately how we interpret that information that affects how we interact with the world.
4. That interpretation is what the word perception names.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Sensation and Perception', sections 5.1-5.6_
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