Three-year-old Kevin was flying in a plane for the first time. As the plane descended for its landing, Kevin became very excited at all the toy houses and cars he saw, and he couldn't wait for the plane to land so he could play with the toys. Kevin's misinterpretation of the true size of the houses and cars the plane passed over shows that he is still not fully utilizing
A) binocular depth cues.
B) linear perspective.
C) size constancy.
D) visual accommodation.

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Kevin's misinterpretation suggests that he is not fully utilizing size constancy, which is the perceptual ability to perceive objects as maintaining their size despite changes in the image they cast on our retinas as we move closer or farther away from them.

Three-Year-Old Kevin Was Flying in a Plane for the First