Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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size constancy | Yes | No | No | No |
constancy | Yes | No | No | No |
size constancy (noun) | constancy (noun) |
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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) | the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation |
faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity) | |
(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation |