Little Karla is with her mother at the docks waiting for her daddy to return from his naval deployment. While the boat is still a way out, her mother says, "There is daddy's boat." Karla is confused. She cannot understand how her dad can be on a boat that is so small that she can hold up her thumb and cover the entire boat. It's safe to assume that Karla does not yet understand __________ constancy.
A) size
B) shape
C) brightness
D) color

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Little Karla's confusion about her dad being on a boat that appears smaller than she imagined indicates that she does not yet understand size constancy. Size constancy is the ability to recognize that the size of an object remains the same even if the distance from the object changes, or if the object appears smaller or larger due to changes in perspective.

Little Karla Is with Her Mother at the Docks Waiting