Looking at a Quarter in Your Hand Casts a Different

question 107

Multiple Choice

Looking at a quarter in your hand casts a different image on your retina compared to looking at a quarter across the room, yet we know that the quarter is the same and retains the same dimensions.This phenomenon is known as

• A)perceptual constancy.
• B)figure-ground.
• C)the Ponzo illusion.
• D)Gestalt closure.

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