A boy is able to understand that a bicycle is smaller than a car even when a bicycle parked in front of him is creating a larger retinal image to him than the car,which is parked at a distance across the street.This shows that the boy has achieved
A)shape constancy.
B)dishabituation.
C)size constancy.
D)depth perception.

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Size constancy refers to the ability to perceive an object's size as constant despite changes in the size of the retinal image. In this case, even though the bicycle is creating a larger retinal image than the car, the boy is able to understand that the bicycle is smaller than the car. This indicates that he has achieved size constancy. Neither shape constancy, dishabituation, nor depth perception are directly relevant to this situation.

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