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size constancy: a standalone construct

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Perception

the tendency to see an object as the same size as it moves nearer or farther, despite the change in its retinal image.

In perception, size constancy refers to the tendency to see an object as the same size as it moves nearer or farther, despite the change in its retinal image. This meaning comes from Holway (1941) in The American Journal of Psychology.[1]

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References

Holway, A. H., & Boring, E. G. (1941). Determinants of Apparent Visual Size with Distance Variant. The American Journal of Psychology, 54(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.2307/1417790

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