Abe made a little book with pictures of a stick figure. The picture on each page differs slightly from the picture on the page before it. When he flips through the pages as fast as he can, the stick figure appears to be walking. This perceived motion is known as
A) convergence cues.
B) binocular disparity.
C) transduction.
D) apparent motion.

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The phenomenon described in the question is that of apparent motion, which refers to the perception of movement when there is actually no physical motion occurring. The stick figure appears to be walking due to the rapid succession of slightly different pictures, creating the illusion of movement. Convergence cues refer to the movement of the eyes as they focus on an object, binocular disparity refers to the slight difference between the images seen by each eye, and transduction refers to the conversion of sensory information into neural signals.

Abe Made a Little Book with Pictures of a Stick