Three-year-old Kevin was flying in a plane for the first time. As the plane descended for its landing, Kevin became very excited at all the toy houses and cars he saw, and he couldn't wait for the plane to land so he could play with the toys. Kevin's misinterpretation of the true size of the houses and cars the plane passed over shows that he is still not fully utilizing
a. binocular depth cues.
b. linear perspective.
c. perceptual constancy.
d. visual accommodation.
C
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a. hypothetical reasoning c. the imaginary audience b. the personal fable d. the illusion of invulnerability
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)