AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lesson Summary. Retinal disparity is the fact that the left and right fields of vision provide slightly different visual images when focusing on a single object. It is a type of binocular visual cue that allows people to perceive depth and distance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Binocular depth cues are depth cues that are created by retinal image disparity-that is, the space between our eyes-and which thus require the coordination of both eyes. One outcome of retinal disparity is that the images projected on each eye are slightly different from each other.

Detailed explanation-3: -noun. : the slight difference in the two retinal images due to the angle from which each eye views an object.

Detailed explanation-4: -Depth cues, such as retinal disparity and convergence, that depend on the use of two eyes. A binocular cue for perceiving depth. By comparing images from the two eyes, the brain calculates distance-the greater the disparity (difference) between the two images, the close the object.

Detailed explanation-5: -Retinal disparity increases as the eyes get closer to an object. The brain uses retinal disparity to estimate the distance between the viewer and the object being viewed. Convergence is when the eyes turn inward to look at an object close up.