An African tribesperson examining a drawing of elephants interprets one elephant as much smaller than a second.By contrast,an American viewing the same drawing sees the first elephant as more distant than the second,but not smaller.This example illustrates cultural differences in the use of the ______ depth cue of _____.

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The example suggests that the African tribesperson relies on the monocular depth cue of relative size to interpret the size of the elephants, while the American relies on the monocular depth cue of interposition to perceive the distance between the elephants. Therefore, the best choice is A, which includes the monocular depth cue of relative size as the cue used by the African tribesperson. The other choices include binocular depth cues, which are not mentioned in the example.

An African Tribesperson Examining a Drawing of Elephants Interprets One