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perceptual constancy — ▪ psychology also called Object Constancy, or Constancy Phenomenon, the tendency of animals and humans to see familiar objects as having standard shape, size, colour, or location regardless of changes in the angle of perspective,… … Universalium
Perceptual paradox — A Perceptual paradox illustrates the failure of a theoretical prediction. Theories of perception are supposed to help a researcher predict what will be perceived when senses are stimulated.A theory usually comprises a Mathematical model (formula) … Wikipedia
Subjective constancy — or perceptual constancy is the perception of an object or quality as constant under changing conditions.VisionIn vision this means perceiving a color as constant under changing conditions of illumination harv|Erickson|1975|pp=11 12 and is the… … Wikipedia
color constancy — noun the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions • Syn: ↑colour constancy • Hypernyms: ↑constancy, ↑perceptual constancy * * * noun : tendency of the colors perceived as belonging to objects to remain… … Useful english dictionary
colour constancy — noun the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions • Syn: ↑color constancy • Hypernyms: ↑constancy, ↑perceptual constancy … Useful english dictionary
brightness constancy — noun the tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness under widely different conditions of illumination • Hypernyms: ↑constancy, ↑perceptual constancy … Useful english dictionary
shape constancy — noun 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) • Hypernyms: ↑constancy, ↑perceptual… … Useful english dictionary
size constancy — noun 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) • Hypernyms: ↑constancy, ↑perceptual constancy … Useful english dictionary
Perception — For other uses, see Perception (disambiguation). Perceptual redirects here. For the Brian Blade album, see Perceptual (album). Robert Fludd s depiction of perception (1619) … Wikipedia
perception — perceptional, adj. /peuhr sep sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding. 2. immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic… … Universalium
