Question

You are standing outside with a friend as an airplane flies over your head. You watch as the plane appears to get smaller and smaller and is eventually gone from your visual field. Which aspect of perceptual constancy allows you to understand that the airplane is not shrinking

Answer 1

Answer:

size constancy

Explanation:

Size constancy: In psychology, the term size constancy is defined as the phenomenon that explains an individual's perception related to the size of a particular object is considered as relatively constant irrespective of the size of that object changes or varies largely on the retina of a person with distance.  

Example: An individual will perceive a ball having a constant size irrespective of the distance he or she is standing.

In the question above, the given statement represents the size constancy.

Answer 2

Answer: SIZE CONSTANCY

Size constancy can be defined as the identification and interpretation of an object as unchanged through time or space even though our physical feeling or perception of the object changes.

Size constancy is an aspect of visual constancy in which the eyes is used for perception.

Like in the Question, as the plane decreases, you still sense the size as unchanged. This illustrates, Size constancy.