psychology the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle
and consequent differences in the size of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye the tendency to perceive the veridical size of a familiar object despite differences in their distance