Upon awakening from a nap, you open your eyes and immediately have the image of a cat's paw rapidly expanding on your retina. Which concept explains why you perceive this image as moving and not as an expanding object fixed in space??

a. ?retinal disparity
b. ?perceptual constancy
c. ?movement gradient
d. ?eye convergence


ANSWER:
b

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