If you lived your entire life in an environment without the straight lines and walls of rectangular buildings, you probably would be less susceptible than a city dweller to the perceptual error involved in the ____.
A) Müller-Lyer illusion
B) moon illusion
C) ESP illusion
D) Ponzo illusion

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The Müller-Lyer illusion involves the perception of two lines of equal length appearing to be different due to the presence of arrowheads at the ends of one line. This illusion is thought to be influenced by the perceptual experience of living in an environment dominated by rectangular buildings with straight lines and corners. Therefore, if someone lived their entire life without experiencing this environment, they would be less susceptible to this perceptual error.

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