Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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perceptual constancy | Yes | No | No | No |
shape constancy | Yes | No | No | No |
perceptual constancy (noun) | shape constancy (noun) |
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(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation | the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye) |