Question

It may be difficult for young matthew, who is only 4 years of age, to understand the difference between the ipad that his mother uses, the kindle that his brother uses, and the galaxy tablet that his sister uses. after all, all of them are tablets, have touch screens, are electronic technology, and run “apps” that include games and educational programs. these similarities remind us of the concept of , which refers to the fact that animals tend to share many different properties.

Answer 1

The above scenario shows that these similarities remind us of the concept of crowding, which refers to the fact that animals tend to share many different properties.

To add, crowding is a perceptual phenomenon where the recognition of objects (or graphemes) presented away from the fovea is impaired by the presence of other neighboring objects (sometimes called "flankers").