AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Interposition is a monocular cue that occurs when one object obscures another, which causes the object that is partially covered to appear more distant. Because we only see part of what we expect, we interpret the object that is partially covered as being further away.

Detailed explanation-2: -n. a monocular depth cue occurring when two objects are in the same line of vision and the closer object, which is fully in view, partly conceals the farther object. Also called relative position.

Detailed explanation-3: -Interposition is a type of monocular cue in which one object partially obscures or covers another object, giving the perception the object that is partially covered is farther away. Interposition provides people with the feeling that they are perceiving depth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Interposition refers to what happens when two objects on a flat surface, like a drawing of two circles, look like they have some relation to each other in terms of distance, even when they’re not actually in 3-D space.

Detailed explanation-5: -Interposition is a visual signal that an object is closer than the ones behind it because the closer object covers part of the farther object. For example, you know that your keyboard is closer than your desk because you see the desk around the keyboard.