An Old Comedy Routine on Television Had a Character Who

question 15

Multiple Choice

An old comedy routine on television had a character who would line up the heads of people who were very far away from him between his fingers.Then he would pinch his fingers together and say gleefully,"I'm crushing your head,I'm crushing your head." The comedian was playing around with which perceptual constancy?

• A)size constancy
• B)shape constancy
• C)brightness constancy
• D)color constancy

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