Size Constancy

nounid 134740·updated May 18, 2026

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the tendency to perceive the veridical size of a familiar object despite differences in their distance (and consequent differences in the size of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)

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plural: Size Constancies
possessive: Size Constancy's
pluralpossessive: Size Constancies'

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§1: the tendency to perceive the veridical size of a familiar object despite differences in their distance (and consequent differences in the size of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)

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