As an individual walks away from us, the visual image we sense decreases in size; however, the visual image we perceive does not. This is due to _____.

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Perceptual constancies are the ability of our brain to perceive objects as maintaining their size, shape, color, and brightness even when we view them from different distances or under different lighting conditions. In the given scenario, even though the visual image on our retina decreases in size, we perceive the object as maintaining its size because of the size constancy perceptual constancy.

As an Individual Walks Away from Us, the Visual Image