An undercover agent notices a green car parked outside her apartment building when she leaves for work at 8 a.m.Later she notices the same car in a store parking lot and becomes suspicious that she is being followed.The agent's ability to recognize the car under these two different circumstances is an example of
A)viewer-centered object recognition.
B)object constancy.
C)perceptual categorization.
D)property-based organization.

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Object constancy refers to the ability to recognize an object as the same, despite changes in its appearance or context. In this case, the agent recognized the green car as the same one, despite seeing it in different locations and under different circumstances. This suggests that she has an understanding of object constancy. The other options do not fully explain the agent's ability to recognize the car under different circumstances.

An Undercover Agent Notices a Green Car Parked Outside Her