What is the visual cliff? What does it tell us about infants' vision? Be sure to describe the task and how it is performed
What will be an ideal response?
To measure depth perception, Gibson & Walk placed babies on a surface that
apparently ends with a sudden drop. Ten-month-olds fearfully refused to cross over the
"cliff" even when their mothers called them. The researchers felt that the stopping
demonstrated that 10-month-olds have depth perception. In addition, research with
3-month-olds showed that they noticed the difference.
Psychology
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_____ are behavioral and cognitive tendencies that affect behavior
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Psychology
Infancy is the period of very early childhood, before two years of age, and characterized by a lack of ____.
A. complex speech B. complex thought processes C. fine motor control D. gross motor control
Psychology