AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

VISUAL ORGANIZATION AND INTERPRETATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Although two eyes allow us to see depth, with just ONE EYE we can still detect DEPTH by using ____
A
monocular cues
B
retinal disparity
C
binocular cues
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Humans can perceive depth when viewing with one eye, and even when viewing a two-dimensional picture of a three-dimensional scene. However, viewing a real scene with both eyes produces a more compelling three-dimensional experience of immersive space and tangible solid objects.

Detailed explanation-2: -Depth perception works by your two eyes viewing different images and your brain bringing them together to form one single image. This process is referred to as convergence. This explains why those with vision in only one eye do not have great depth perception.

Detailed explanation-3: -For accurate depth perception, you generally need to have binocular (two-eyed) vision. In a process called convergence, our two eyes see an object from slightly different angles and our brain compares and processes the two sets of information to form a single image.

Detailed explanation-4: -Background. Monocular depth cues are the information in the retinal image that gives us information about depth and distance but can be inferred from just a single retina (or eye). In everyday life, of course, we perceive these cues with both eyes, but they are just as usable with only one functioning eye.

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