Because Orlando knows that his perceptions are not automatically accurate,
he tries to actively look for additional evidence to check his perceptions by asking questions, seeking clarifications, and finding alternate channels of information. Orlando is engaged in
a. habituation.
b. sensory assimilation.
c. reality testing.
d. forming perceptual sets.
ANSWER: c
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