To Investigate the Impact of Experience with Locomotion on Perception

question 179

Essay

To investigate the impact of experience with locomotion on perception, researchers created a "visual cliff" apparatus. Describe the visual cliff apparatus and explain how a study using this apparatus informs scientific understanding of the role of experience with locomotion on the development of wariness of heights.

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Harvard University

A prestigious private Ivy League research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 1636, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States.

Steven Pinker

Steven Pinker is an influential Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author known for his works on language and the human mind.

University of Virginia

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Louisiana State University

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