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The differential visual depth threshold of the chick was tested on the visual cliff. The chicks chose the shallow side reliably when the deep side was 2 in. or more below the shallow side. At 1–3/4 in., 1–1/2 in. or 1 in. visual distance of the deep side below the glass, the shallow side was chosen at a chance level.
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1. This study was supported, in part, by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF GY 2765), and it was conducted while the second and third authors were undergraduate research participants.
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Walk, R.D., Falbo, T.L. & Lebowitz, C. Differential visual depth threshold of the chick. Psychon Sci 12, 197–198 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331267
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