AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

VISION SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the four visual constancies?
A
size, angles, brightness, orientation
B
size, shape, brightness, upside down
C
volume, shape, brightness, orientation
D
size, shape, brightness, orientation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are four main types of perceptual constancy: brightness, shape, size, and color.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dimensions of visual experience that exhibit constancy include size, shape, brightness, and colour.

Detailed explanation-3: -Visual constancy is our ability to perceive that an object remains the same, even when the object projects different images onto our retinas in our eyes. There are different types of visual constancy, for example shape, color, size, brightness and location constancy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Size constancy is the result of cognitive scaling operations that enable us to perceive an object as having the same size when presented at different viewing distances.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shape constancy refers to the phenomenon in which the percept of the shape of a given object remains constant despite changes in the shape of the object’s retinal image.

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