Lightness constancy works because the
a. percentage of light an object reflects remains about the same even as the absolute amount of light changes.
b. absolute amount of light that an object reflects remains constant across all environments.
c. visual system has evolved to ignore the percentage of light that an object reflects.
d. retinal image of an object remains constant even when the object is placed in different locations.
Answer: a. percentage of light an object reflects remains about the same even as the absolute amount of light changes.
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