Five-year-old Tyra is drawing and she wants to show that the house is farther away than the tree in her picture. To do this, Tyra draws the house smaller than the tree. Tyra is using which depth cue(s) in her picture?
A) Binocular depth cues
B) Retinal disparity
C) Height on the horizon
D) Relative size

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Tyra is using the depth cue of relative size to convey that the house is farther away than the tree. By making the house smaller than the tree, she is suggesting that it is further away and therefore appears smaller.

Five-Year-Old Tyra Is Drawing and She Wants to Show That