Which of the following is true regarding research by Gibson and Walk (1960) using the visual cliff?

a) All of the babies in the study crossed the visual cliff when encouraged by their moms.
b) Gibson and Walk demonstrated that babies are born with depth perception.
c) Infants are not capable of perceiving depth until they reach about 12 months of age.
d) Gibson and Walk demonstrated that most babies displayed depth perception by they time they could crawl.


Answer: d

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