ecological niche

1. the function or position of an organism or a population within a physical and biological environment.

2. the particular area within a habitat occupied by an organism or a population.

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Psychology term of the day

January 19th 2025

perceptual constancy

the phenomenon in which an object or its properties (e.g., size, shape, color) appear unchanged despite variations in the stimulus itself or in the external conditions of observation, such as object orientation or level of illumination. Examples of perceptual constancy include brightness constancy, color constancy, shape constancy, and size constancy.