When You Take a Stroll at Night, the Moon Appears

question 89

Multiple Choice

When you take a stroll at night, the moon appears to "follow" you. The pictorial cue that explains this phenomenon is called

• A)motion parallax.
• B)linear perspective.
• C)interposition.
• D)retinal disparity.

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