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Direct perception

Direct perception is a Theory of Perception that proposed by James J. Gibson, holding that information in the world is "picked up on" by the cognitive processor without much construction of internal representations or inferences. Direct perception's emphasis is on direct acquisition of information.

Direct perception theory

Direct perception theory refers to the belief that the array of information in humans sensory receptors that includes the sensory context, is all humans need to perceive anything

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Direct question

Direct question is referring to a type of information gathering technique that uses a question to focus on specific content in an effort to obtain information quickly.

Direct realism

Direct realism refers to the belief that sensory experience represents physical reality exactly as it is. Direct realism is also called Naive realism.

Direct reinforcement

Direct reinforcement refers to a reinforcement that occurs as a direct consequence of a behavior, example, getting paid to work. (See Vicarious reinforcement.)

Direct replication

Direct replication is defined as the repetition of an experiment as identically as possible to the first performance which is done to determine whether the same results will be obtained

Direct scaling

Direct scaling refers to a scaling technique in which the observer responds directly in psychological scale units

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Direct sound

Direct sound refers to the sound that is transmitted directly from a sound source to the ears.

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