Of the following, what is the most remarkable characteristic about depth perception?

A. We are capable of seeing four dimensions.
B. The retina is capable of detecting three dimensions.
C. Images on the retina are only two dimensional, yet we see three dimensions.
D. Retinal disparity should overload the visual system with information, yet it does not.


Answer: C

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