Although open college textbooks cast a trapezoidal image on the retina,students typically perceive the books as rectangular objects.This illustrates the importance of

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Shape constancy allows us to perceive objects with the same shape, regardless of the viewing angle or retinal image. In this case, even though the open college textbook may appear trapezoidal on the retina due to the viewing angle, we still perceive it as a rectangular object due to shape constancy. Linear perspective and binocular cues are not as relevant in this specific example, and size constancy is not applicable since the object's size is not changing.

Although Open College Textbooks Cast a Trapezoidal Image on the Retina,students