Question

Immanuel can see few children flying a kite on top of a building at a distance. as the kite flies farther up into the sky it looks like it is getting smaller and smaller. however, immanuel knows the kite is not shrinking due to his brain's ability to maintain _______.

Answer 1

Perceptual constancy

Perceptual constancy is the ability to view or consider an object as unchanged under different conditions such as changes in distance, physical features or illumination. For the question above, Immanuel knows the kite is not shrinking due to his brain's ability to maintain perceptual constancy.