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Two cargo boxes fall off a train onto the railway track at a distance of 20 feet apart from one another. These two boxes are viewed together by Jim from a linear perspective. He interprets the tracks as two lines perpendicular to the line of sight and tilted symmetrically inward, rather than as two lines receding into the distance. According to the Ponzo illusion, which statement is MOST likely to be true?


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Cognitive Explanation

A psychological interpretation focusing on understanding how mental processes like perception, memory, and problem-solving work and influence behavior.

Information Processing

The approach to psychology that treats the mind as a computer, focusing on how people process, store, retrieve, and manipulate information.

Environmental Influences

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