Looking at a quarter in your hand casts a different image on your retina compared to looking at a quarter across the room, yet we know that the quarter is the same and retains the same dimensions. This phenomenon is known as

A. the Ponzo illusion.
B. Gestalt closure.
C. perceptual constancy.
D. figure-ground.


Answer: C

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