Which of the following provides the most convincing evidence that there must be a mechanism that serves to stabilize the physical world when one's eyes move voluntarily?
A) We are able to perceive the difference between an object that is stationary and one that is moving.
B) The world seems to jump to the left if, when your eye muscles are paralyzed, you try to move your eyes to the right.
C) When things in your visual field move in one direction, you often feel that you are moving in the opposite direction, even though you are actually stationary.
D) When you move one way, objects in the foreground seem to zoom by, whereas those objects farther away seem to move at a more leisurely pace.

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The fact that the world seems to jump when attempting to voluntarily move your eyes while they are paralyzed suggests that there must be a mechanism in place to stabilize the visual field when eye movement occurs. This would not occur if there were no such mechanism.

Which of the Following Provides the Most Convincing Evidence That