AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A visual cliff involves an apparent, but not actual drop from one surface to another, originally created to test babies’ depth perception. It’s created by connecting a transparent glass surface to an opaque patterned surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -The visual cliff apparatus is a laboratory tool to gauge depth perception in psychological research studies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Their apparatus consisted of a ‘bridge’ either side of which was a sturdy glass platform. One side of this had a chequered pattern immediately under the glass (the ‘shallow side’). On the other side of the bridge was a ‘cliff’-the chequered pattern was beneath a vertical drop.

Detailed explanation-4: -One method researchers have used to study babies and depth perception is through using a “visual cliff.” A visual cliff consists of a glass platform that is raised a few feet off the floor. One half of the cliff has a shallow side, where there is a checkerboard pattern directly underneath the glass.

Detailed explanation-5: -Depth perception, which is the ability to judge if objects are nearer or farther away than other objects, is not present at birth. It is not until around the fifth month that the eyes are capable of working together to form a three-dimensional view of the world and begin to see in depth.