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1
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What is the Müller-Lyer illusion?

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Visual illusion in which 2 lines of equal length with opposite shaped ends is incorrectly perceived as being of different length

2
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What is a biological perspective?

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Eye movement; both lines require different amounts of eye movement and since feather tailed as a whole is longer it lengthens eye movement

3
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What is a psychological perspective?

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Carpentered world; illusion occurs because of similarity in architecture features in real world we experience

4
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What is a social perspective?

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Experience associated with environment which we grow up in is a relevant factor

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