PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

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. The floor below has the same pattern as the opaque surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -Visual Cliff: A laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Visual Cliff: A laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants. Even when coaxed, infants are reluctant to venture onto the glass over the cliff.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -In 1960, researchers conducted a “visual cliff” experiment and concluded that depth perception is innate, and it keeps babies safe from dangerous, height-related obstacles. More recent research studies disagreed with these findings.