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An Experiment by Joseph Campos: The Visual Cliff

A brief 2 minute + video clip from YouTube documenting one of the many, well-known visual cliff experiments with several infants and mothers.

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Social Sciences / Psychology / Developmental / Prenatal, Infancy, and Toddlerhood

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Material Type:: Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:: February 10, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:: June 1, 2022
Author:: Joseph Campos, UC Berkeley
Submitter:: Dr. Sherri Restauri
Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: Unknown
Accessibility Information Available:: Unknown
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Patrick Byers (Faculty)

3 weeks ago

This video stresses the central role of emotions in early social relationships. The video shows the visual cliff experiment (developed for another purpose) being adapted to show how infants' decision making is mediated by emotional expression from the caregiver. The specific example is effective in making a broader point about development. The video is clear and engaging, although the narrator, Joseph Campos, uses conceptual terminology in a somewhat broad strokes manner (e.g., "emotions are a language").

Used in course? Yes

Time spent reviewing site: 5 minutes per class

Dr. Sherri Restauri (Administrator)

7 years ago

Great quick example of the Visual Cliff experiment; excellent for in-class demo to students. Also, closed captioning is relatively accurate.

Used in course? Yes