How do we know when something is there?
How do we “know” something?
You know something is "there" by applying these three psychological concepts.
a. Experiential (Empirical)With experiential, you know something because you’ve “experienced” it – basically through your five senses (site, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.)
b. Cognitive (Rational) With cognitive, you know something because you’ve thought your way through it, argued it, or rationalized it.
c. Constructed (Creational) With constructed, you know something because you created it – and it may be subjective instead of objective and it may be based on convention or perception.
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a. true b. false
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)