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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Becky's observation of her grandmother appearing to shrink as they drive away is an example of size constancy, a perceptual phenomenon where the perceived size of an object remains constant despite changes in the distance from the object, which alters the size of the image on the retina.

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