When You Stand to the Side of a Window Frame

question 121

Multiple Choice

When you stand to the side of a window frame, it casts a trapezoidal (nonrectangular) image on your retina. It still seems rectangular to you, though, because of __________.

• A) size constancy
• B) shape constancy
• C) figure-ground
• D) the phi phenomenon

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Definitions:

Kant

Immanuel Kant was an 18th-century German philosopher who is a central figure in modern philosophy, known for his works on epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics.

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An ancient Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great, whose works were foundational to Western philosophy.

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