Organisms' Problem-Solving Abilities
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What is the most important difference in perception between daffodils and humans?

  • Mobility (correct)
  • Determination of soil structure
  • Manipulation of objects
  • Decision-making based on symbols

    • According to the passage, what is a critical task for a daffodil?

  • Making decisions based on symbols
  • Manipulating objects
  • Root placement based on soil structure (correct)
  • Determining the sun's location

    • Which factor influences a daffodil's root placement?

  • Soil moisture (correct)
  • Human mobility
  • Obstacle determination
  • Sunlight intensity

    • What distinguishes human perception from that of daffodils?

    <p>Ability to manipulate objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which task is unique to human perception according to the passage?

    <p>Decision-making based on symbols</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does J. J. Gibson's theory of ecological optics propose?

    <p>The information from the environment's representation on the retina is sufficient to solve vision-related problems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is necessary to formulate and maintain a model of the environment within our brains, according to the text?

    <p>Acquiring raw information about the environment and organizing it into a coherent structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the 'many-to-one' problem in vision related to?

    <p>Deciding which of the infinite possible size–distance configurations gives rise to a specific retinal image.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why has Gibson’s theory of ecological optics been rejected by most perception scientists?

    <p>It fails to address the need for a continually updated image or model of the environment within our brains for perception and decision-making.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is insufficient to build a model of the environment within our brains, according to the text?

    <p>Acquiring raw information about the environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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