Taking his first train ride, a child is amazed at how quickly the fence posts along the tracks are whizzing by, but the farm in the distance hardly seems to move. This best illustrates

a. motion parallax.
b. retinal disparity.
c. convergence.
d. interposition.


Answer: a. motion parallax.

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