When Aldo looks at his raised finger, he can make it "jump" from one location to another by looking at it first with only his left eye and then with only his right eye. This perception that Aldo's finger is in two different places (when it is not) is called:
A. retinal disparity.
B. interposition.
C. perceptual constancy.
D. depth perception.
Answer: A
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