Which of the Following Is True of the 1905 Study

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the 1905 study conducted by W.H.R.Rivers on responses to the Mueller-Lyer and horizontal-vertical illusions?

• A)The English were more fooled by the horizontal-vertical illusion than were the Indians and New Guineans.
• B)The only factor that led to the differences in response was education.
• C)The English saw the lines in the Mueller-Lyer illusion as being more different in length than Indians and New Guineans.
• D)The effects of illusion did not differ by culture.

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