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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The study found that English participants saw the lines in the Mueller-Lyer illusion as more different in length than the Indian and New Guinean participants. This suggests that the effects of illusion differed by culture. Option A is incorrect as the study did not find that the English were more fooled by the horizontal-vertical illusion. Option B is incorrect as the study found that culture was a factor in the differences in response, not just education. Option D is incorrect as the study found that the effects of illusion did differ by culture.

Which of the Following Is True of the 1905 Study