Practice mode Psychology

Size constancy means we perceive an object’s size as unchanged even though its retinal image ____ as the distance between us and the object ____. Which pair fills the blanks?

Correct answer C. decreases, increases

Explanation

As an object moves further away its retinal image shrinks, but the brain uses distance cues to compensate, so we still perceive its true size.

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