Visual Consistencies – How we interpret visual information.
Visual Constancy refers to the tendency to perceive an object as remaining stable and unchanging despite any changes that may occur to the image cast on our retina. It includes the size constancy, shape constancy and brightness constancy.
Size Constancy
Size constancy involves recognizing that an objects actual size remains the same, even though the size of the image it casts on the retina changes. Example - Taking photos of a person at different distances.
Shape Constancy
Shape constancy is the tendency to perceive an object as maintaining its shape despite any change in shape of the image of the object on the retina. Example - photos of a clock at different angles.
Shape constancy is the tendency to perceive an object as maintaining its shape despite any change in shape of the image of the object on the retina. Example - photos of a clock at different angles.
Brightness Constancy
Brightness constancy is the tendency to perceive an object as maintaining its level of brightness in relation to its surroundings, despite changes in the amount of light being reflected from the object to the retina.
Brightness constancy is the tendency to perceive an object as maintaining its level of brightness in relation to its surroundings, despite changes in the amount of light being reflected from the object to the retina.