Glossary of Ergonomics & FCE Terminology
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DEPTH PERCEPTION
Defined by the Revised Handbook for Analyzing Jobs as three-dimensional vision. Ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are. In Part A of "Selected Characteristics of Occupations Defined in the Revised Dictionary of Occupational Titles", the rating for the Depth Perception component appears seventh in the second set of Physical demand ratings under the vertical heading DP.