If our perceptual system did not follow the organizing principle of constancy,
a. external stimuli would be unidentifiable.
b. objects and people would appear to change size as their distance from us varied.
c. sensory information would be delivered to the brain in incomplete units.
d. perceptual processing would be inefficient during times of stress.
Answer: b. objects and people would appear to change size as their distance from us varied.
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