Chapter 10: Perceiving Depth And Size

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In Chapter 10, Perceiving Depth and Size it talks about the way you look at things from far and near.
Your perception in how you see things automatically look different once they appear towards you.
Have you ever wonder why objects from afar look differently than when you look at them up close?
Well, this chapter gives you information on this question.
They are three cue approach to depth perception, they are oculomotor cues, monocular cues, and binocular.
Oculomotor cues are depth cue that depends on our ability to sense the position of our eyes and the tension in the eye muscles.
They are two types of oculomotor cues, they are accommodation and convergence.
An example of an oculomotor cue would be, when using a string or something like

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