Question

edith is bird - watching at a state park. she exemplifies sensory interaction when:

• she stops noticing the sound of people talking nearby after an hour.
• she knows that the chirping of a bird has not changed even though it sounds different as the bird flies toward her.
• she thinks that a bird she sees is chirping even though the sound is coming from another bird.
• she ignores the sounds of people talking to hear the birds chirping.

Explanation:

Sensory interaction involves how different senses (or a sense with perception) interact. Let's analyze each option:

• First option: This is sensory adaptation (getting used to a sound), not interaction.
• Second option: This is perceptual constancy (knowing the chirp's true nature despite distance - related sound change), not sensory interaction.
• Third option: This is an example of sensory interaction as her visual perception (seeing a bird) and auditory perception (hearing a chirp) are interacting, leading to a misattribution (thinking the seen bird is chirping when it's from another).
• Fourth option: This is selective attention (focusing on one sound over another), not interaction.

Answer:

C. she thinks that a bird she sees is chirping even though the sound is coming from another bird.