Molly looks at a plate while standing in front of it. She moves over and looks at it from a 45-degree angle, and by golly, it still looks round. This is because of _____

a) size constancy.
b) temporal constancy.
c) shape constancy.
d) angle constancy.


Answer: c

Psychology

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