Outline the Procedure of Gibson and Walk's “Visual Cliff”
Gibson and Walk set up an experiment that followed a repeated measures design. They created a contraption to simulate a cliff that could be easily manipulated to investigate different aspects of perception. They suspended a heavy and stable sheet of glass several feet above the floor. On one side of the glass, a checked fabric was attached flush to the underside of the glass, giving that half of the platform the appearance of solidity. On the floor, directly beneath the other side of the glass, the same cloth is placed, creating the illusion that the solid surface drops several feet to the level of the floor below.
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The writer needs to start the essay by explaining why the experiment took place, when and for what purpose. Then the writer can go into the detail of the actual experiment itself. Although some of these experiments were then carried out with animals the writer needs to point out that using the results of animal experiment results to then describe human behaviour is flawed. It should be made clear why the experiments were carried out on different animals and for what reason. Overall, however, the nature of the experiment itself is described well. Score 3 Star