Which statement is an example of perceptual constancy? Group of answer choices   identifying when a dim light has been turned on in a pitch-black room   differentiating between a greenish-blue and a bluish-green paint   feeling the softness of a shirt when you put it on but not noticing it by lunchtime   understanding that the car you're in is moving, not the houses that you're passing

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Which statement is an example of perceptual constancy?
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identifying when a dim light has been turned on in a pitch-black room
 
differentiating between a greenish-blue and a bluish-green paint
 
feeling the softness of a shirt when you put it on but not noticing it by lunchtime
 
understanding that the car you're in is moving, not the houses that you're passing
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Subjective/Perceptual constancy is the constancy attainment in the perception of objects. It represents the state of tendency people attain towards color/brightness, shape, or size as unchanging and reminds same despite illusions or any retinal-related changes. 

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