Farid is standing still with one eye covered. He cannot tell which of two lamp posts is closer to him. When he steps from side to side, one lamp post seems to slide quickly across his view while the other hardly moves.
Use motion parallax to explain how stepping from side to side helps Farid judge which lamp post is closer.
66 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE Psychology 1.2 Perception, covering 1.2.1 Sensation versus perception, 1.2.2 Monocular depth cues, 1.2.3 Binocular depth cues, 1.2.4 Gibson's direct theory of perception, 1.2.5 Motion parallax, 1.2.6 Explanations for visual illusions, 1.2.7 Examples of visual illusions, 1.2.8 Gregory's constructivist theory, 1.2.9 Factors affecting perception, and 1.2.10 Studies of factors affecting perception. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.