Becky's mother and father load the luggage into the car while Becky gives Grandmother a hug good-bye.As the family drives away,Becky watches Grandmother get smaller and smaller,until she seems to disappear.Becky asks her parents why Grandma always becomes the size of an ant when they leave.Her parents attempt to explain to Becky the principle of

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Size constancy refers to the tendency to perceive an object as maintaining a constant size despite changes in its retinal image size, such as when an object appears smaller as it moves away. In this case, Becky perceives her grandmother as becoming smaller and disappearing as the car drives away, but her parents try to explain to her that her grandmother is not actually getting smaller, it's just the distance between them that is increasing.

Becky's Mother and Father Load the Luggage into the Car