size constancy (n)

n05709766

type n
lex_filenum 09
def 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)
Outgoing links
Hypernym constancy, perceptual constancy
Incoming links
Hyponym constancy, perceptual constancy

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