Although college textbooks frequently 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 refers to the ability to perceive an object as having a constant shape despite changes in the size or orientation of the image on the retina. In this case, even though the trapezoidal image is projected on the retina, students are able to perceive the textbook as a rectangular object due to shape constancy.

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