What question were Gibson and Walk investigating by constructing a miniature cliff with a drop-off covered by glass in their laboratory? (They placed infants on the edge of this visual cliff and their mothers coaxed them to crawl onto the glass.)
A) How fast can a young child crawl?
B) Can a young child be separated from his mother without concern?
C) How early in life does depth perception develop?
D) Does a child become upset when being tested when the mother does not physically hold the child?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Gibson and Walk were investigating how early in life depth perception develops by observing whether or not infants would crawl onto the visual cliff, which created an illusion of a drop-off. This experiment demonstrated that depth perception is present in infants as young as six months old. The other answer choices are not directly related to the question being investigated in this study.

What Question Were Gibson and Walk Investigating by Constructing a Miniature