Tom spent the morning taking pictures in the small coves of a local lake. What monocular cue is providing depth perception when the near objects in his photographs appear much larger than those on the opposite shore of the cove?
A) height in plane
B) interposition
C) linear perspective
D) relative size
Answer: D
Rationale: If two objects in an image are known to be of the same actual size, the larger of the two must be closer. This monocular depth cue is known as relative size.
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