After a lifetime of blindness, a newly-sighted man walks toward what he thinks are toy cars on the sidewalk. However, as he gets closer the cars seem to grow. This man lacks

a. shape constancy.
b. size constancy.
c. brightness constancy.
d. retinal disparity.


B

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