When You Look at Yourself in a Mirror from a Distance

question 418

Multiple Choice

When you look at yourself in a mirror from a distance, the image of your face is considerably smaller than your face actually is. Nevertheless, your face appears normal. This fact is explained by

• A)the principle of common region.
• B)the concept of size constancy.
• C)the concept of shape constancy.
• D)habituation.

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Definitions:

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