Perrone's Result, Using a Rigid Box Moving Away from the Observer

question 168

Multiple Choice

Perrone's result, using a rigid box moving away from the observer, suggests that the contraction of the retinal image causes the observer to perceive that the box was moving away and getting smaller. The perception of the box getting smaller SEEMS to violate which of the following?

• A) size constancy
• B) shape constancy
• C) figure-ground reversal
• D) proximity

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Definitions:

Parallel

Lines or planes that are equally distant from each other at all points, never meeting or intersecting.

Physically Loosen

The process of breaking up compacted or consolidated materials, making them less dense and easier to move or erode.

Water Contracting

A physical phenomenon where water decreases in volume under certain conditions, contrary to the usual expansion upon cooling.

Crystals

Substances that are solid in form, with their atoms organized in a consistent, repeatable structure that spreads across all three dimensions of space.