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Visual cliff: The visual cliff is an experiment designed to test infants' and young animals' perception of depth and their ability to perceive danger. It involves a platform with a "cliff" section covered by clear, solid glass, creating the illusion of a drop-off. See also Innateness, Heritability._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Gibson, Eleanor J. | Visual Cliff | Gibson, Eleanor J. | |
Psychological Theories | Visual Cliff | Psychological Theories | |
Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-12-10 |