Constancy

Of psychology and perception.   May also be referred to as perceptual constancy.

(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation.

This concept's ID is @1~31072

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  • brightness constancy 0 facts

    The tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness...

  • color constancy 0 facts

    The tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing condit...

  • shape constancy 0 facts

    The tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences...

  • size constancy 0 facts

    The tendency to perceive the veridical size of a familiar object despite differences...