Describe What Behaviours in Habituation Studies Allow Psychologists to Determine

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Essay

Describe what behaviours in habituation studies allow psychologists to determine that newborns can distinguish between new and familiar stimuli.

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Definitions:

Linear Perspective

A cue for distance based on the fact that parallel lines seem to converge as they get farther away from the viewer.

Texture Gradients

A depth cue in visual perception, where the gradual change in appearance of a texture signals increasing distance from the observer.

Relative Size

A perceptual cue that allows the determination of an object's size based on its perceived distance from the observer, indicating how large or small objects are in relation to each other.

Relative Size

Pertains to the comparative magnitude or extent of something in relation to something else.