perceptual constancy

1. 1.

   (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation

   Synonymsconstancy

   Broaderperception

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   psychology

Questions about perceptual constancy

What does perceptual constancy mean?

perceptual constancy means "(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation".

What is another word for perceptual constancy?

Close synonyms include constancy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is perceptual constancy a common word?

perceptual constancy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.