Foundations of Orientation and Mobility Study Set Questions
with Correct Answers
human perception
What people come to know about objects, environments, and events without being told
about them- gained by vision, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, openness/closeness of an
environment.
ecological approach to perception
Awareness of the environmental properties is necessary for the perceiver's
understanding of the environment. This is gathered thru exploratory movements -
listening, touching, looking, and sniffing.
Perception and action are a cyle
action/movement necessary to learn about surroundings and then what is learnt is used
to guide their actions.
Orientation
knowing of one's distance, direction relative objects, environmental characteristics
Northeast corner = Cardinal directions
You are facing south; your perpendicular street is south of you. The parallel street is on
your right and west of you. Therefore you are at the northeast corner of the intersection.
with Correct Answers
human perception
What people come to know about objects, environments, and events without being told
about them- gained by vision, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, openness/closeness of an
environment.
ecological approach to perception
Awareness of the environmental properties is necessary for the perceiver's
understanding of the environment. This is gathered thru exploratory movements -
listening, touching, looking, and sniffing.
Perception and action are a cyle
action/movement necessary to learn about surroundings and then what is learnt is used
to guide their actions.
Orientation
knowing of one's distance, direction relative objects, environmental characteristics
Northeast corner = Cardinal directions
You are facing south; your perpendicular street is south of you. The parallel street is on
your right and west of you. Therefore you are at the northeast corner of the intersection.
