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The Müller Lyer Illusion

The Müller-Lyer Illusion 20
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Does one arrow look a lot longer than the others? Yep. Is it actually a lot longer? Nope. Both lines are the same length. The Müller-Lyer Illusion was created in 1889. When the illusion was tested on indigenous peoples in Australia, they were less susceptible to the illusion than Europeans. This is most likely because Europeans are much more used to rectilinear environments.

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