Testing Infants of Different Ages with the Visual Cliff Apparatus

question 186

Multiple Choice

Testing infants of different ages with the visual cliff apparatus has found that

• A) six- to seven-month-old infants perceive drop-offs but do not fear them.
• B) two-month-old infants perceive drop-offs but do not fear them.
• C) six-month-old infants show no response to the deep side of the cliff.
• D) both two- and six-month-old infants will crawl across the shallow side of the cliff but will cry when enticed to crawl over the deep side of the cliff.

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