Asked by Aaron Trudeau on Jul 28, 2024

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Experiments with the visual cliff suggest that

A) infants experience no fear of heights.
B) binocular cues are more important than monocular cues.
C) depth perception is partly innate.
D) unlike other animals,humans do not perceive depth until about 8 months of age.

Visual Cliff

An experimental setup used to measure infants' perception of depth and their understanding of fear of heights.

Depth Perception

The ability of the visual system to interpret distance or depth of objects in one's field of view.

Innate

An inherent quality or ability that one is born with, not acquired or learned.

  • Understand the role of experience and innate mechanisms in the development and function of depth perception.
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I'Mari WilliamsAug 02, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Experiments with the visual cliff have demonstrated that depth perception is partly innate. Infants as young as six months old show some avoidance of the deep side of the visual cliff, indicating that they have a basic understanding of depth perception. This suggests that some aspect of depth perception is innate rather than learned through experience.