As I was driving along the freeway, a huge truck came hurtling up behind me. It seemed to take ages for the long body to get past as it overtook me. Afterwards, it gradually disappeared up the road in front of me. Which of the following principles would I have applied to help me realise that the truck remained the same size, although its image on my retinas changed?
A. shape constancy and size constancy
B. size constancy and orientation constancy
C. brightness constancy and orientation constancy
D. brightness constancy and size constancy
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Culture has been shown to influence our visual system in which of the following ways?
A. Formal education has no impact on our visual system but societal and cultural norms do.
B. Formal education, cultural norms and expectations, and our visual systems influence depth cues.
C. Prior learning is not essential to recognise pictures.
D. People from all cultures interpret depth cues in similar ways.