The 'visual cliff' experiment is used to assess an infant's:
A) scared response
B) visual acuity
C) spatial awareness
D) depth perception

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The 'visual cliff' experiment is intended to evaluate an infant's depth perception. The optical illusion creates the impression of a drop-off while the infant crawls across a clear surface. The majority of infants who are demonstrating progress in depth perception tend to stop and appear apprehensive, indicating that they have a sense of perception for the decrease in height.

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