When you are standing at the bottom of a ladder looking up,the rungs at the bottom of the ladder look larger than the rungs at the top.This is an example of ___.
A) the Muller-Lyer illusion
B) the Ponzo illusion
C) size constancy
D) shape constancy

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This phenomenon is an example of the Ponzo illusion, where parallel lines (or ladder rungs, in this context) appear smaller as they get further away due to linear perspective, making the brain interpret them as being further away than they actually are.

When You Are Standing at the Bottom of a Ladder