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principle of constancy

principle of constancy In historical psychology, the principle of constancy refers to the mind’s ability to think of the same thing across different moments and to recognize that it is doing so.

In historical psychology, the principle of constancy refers to the mind’s ability to think of the same thing across different moments and to recognize that it is doing so. It describes a psychological sense of sameness in meaning, whether or not the outside world itself is truly unchanged.