Which principle allows Averi to continue to perceive her friend as being the same height even though as her friend walks away from Averi, the image she casts on Averi’s retina is smaller?
a. ?bottom-up processing
b. ?closure
c. ?perceptual constancy
d. ?motion parallax
ANSWER:
c
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