When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his left and right eye, the image seems to jump from one position to another. With both eyes he perceives only one image. This illustrates ________.
A) the Gestalt principle of similarity
B) the Gestalt principle of proximity
C) retinal disparity
D) interposition

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This phenomenon is known as binocular rivalry and is caused by the slightly different images that are captured by each eye due to their slightly different positions. The brain is unable to merge these two images into a single coherent image, leading to the perception of the image jumping from one position to another. This difference in the images captured by each eye is called retinal disparity.

When Bill Looks at His Lamp Alternately with His Left