The Tendency for Perceptions of Objects to Remain Relatively Unchanged

question 106

Multiple Choice

The tendency for perceptions of objects to remain relatively unchanged in spite of changes in raw sensations is called

• A) monocular constancy.
• B) perceptual constancy.
• C) linear perspective.
• D) the figure-ground principle.

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