Kerry placed a baby on a glass-covered platform with one side that looked shallow under the glass and another side that looked deep under the glass. He then asked the mother to call the baby to come to her. Dr. Kerry appears to be interested in
A) visual acuity.
B) depth perception.
C) color perception.
D) object permanence.

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By placing the baby on a glass-covered platform with one side that looks shallow and another that looks deep, Dr. Kerry is testing the baby's ability to perceive depth. This is a measure of depth perception, which is the ability to perceive the relative distance of objects in the environment.

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