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visual cliff: a standalone construct

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Developmental psychology

an apparatus with an apparent drop-off showing that crawling infants perceive depth and avoid the deep side.

In developmental psychology, visual cliff refers to an apparatus with an apparent drop-off showing that crawling infants perceive depth and avoid the deep side. This meaning comes from Gibson (1960) in Scientific American.[1]

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References

Gibson, E. J., & Walk, R. D. (1960). The “Visual Cliff”. Scientific American, 202(4), 64-71. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0460-64

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