A piece of paper looks white in both the noonday sun and under moonlight, even though there is less light being reflected off the paper under moonlight. This form of perceptual constancy is called ____

a) size constancy.
b) shape constancy.
c) brightness constancy.
d) color constancy.


Answer: c

Psychology

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