Immanuel can see few children flying a kite on top of a building at a distance. As the kite flies farther up into the sky it looks like it is getting smaller and smaller. However, Immanuel knows the kite is not shrinking due to his brain's ability to maintain ________.

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Immanuel's brain is able to maintain perceptual constancy, which allows him to perceive the kite as being the same size even though it appears smaller as it moves farther away. This cognitive ability helps us understand that an object's size does not actually decrease with distance.

Immanuel Can See Few Children Flying a Kite on Top