Little Erika picked up a spider, carried it to her mother, and asked, "Mommy, what is this little, soft, cuddly thing?" Little Erika's inability to recognize what the spider was or the potential danger of picking it up demonstrates that perception is

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Perception is knowledge-based because it relies on prior knowledge and experiences to interpret sensory information. Little Erika's lack of knowledge about spiders affects her perception of them.

Little Erika Picked Up a Spider, Carried It to Her