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8.1 Perception

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Question 19

Very young babies, who have had little experience of the world, react to an object moving quickly towards them by pulling their heads back. Adults who have grown up in different environments sometimes interpret the same drawing differently.

Explain why this evidence supports both nature and nurture in perception and one limitation of this conclusion.

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8.1 Perception Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /8.1 Perception

52 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 8.1 Perception, covering 8.1.1 Depth cues, illusions and constancies, 8.1.2 Direct Theory of Perception (Gibson, 1996), 8.1.3 Constructivist Theory of Perception (Gregory, 1970), and 8.1.4 Effects on perceptual set. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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