Becky is very sad when it is time to say goodbye to her grandmother after visiting her. Her mother and father load the luggage into the car while Becky gives grandma one last hug and bids good-bye. As the family car drives away, Becky keeps waving to her grandmother until her grandmother has gotten so small that she can no longer see her. Suddenly, Becky bursts into tears, crying that her grandmother just got smaller and smaller until she disappeared and Becky is afraid she is dead! What Becky does not understand is that perception utilizes principles of

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Becky's reaction is due to a misunderstanding of size constancy, which is the perceptual understanding that an object's size remains the same despite changes in the distance from which it is viewed. Becky mistakenly believes her grandmother is getting smaller, not understanding that her grandmother's size remains constant as the distance increases.

Becky Is Very Sad When It Is Time to Say