The Role of Structural Components in the Mueller-Lyer Illusion

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Journal Percept Psychophys

Specialties Psychiatry
Psychology

Date 1981 Nov 1

PMID 7329767

Citations 8

Authors

H R SCHIFFMAN

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Citing Articles

Interaction of Müller-Lyer with filled-unfilled space illusion: an explanation of Müller-Lyer asymmetry.

Beagley W Percept Psychophys. 1985; 37(1):45-9.

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The basis of the Poggendorff effect: an additional clue for Day and Kasperczyk.

SCHIFFMAN H Percept Psychophys. 1986; 39(6):447-8.

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No evidence for apparent extent between parallels as the basis of the Poggendorff effect.

Day R, Jolly W, DUFFY F Percept Psychophys. 1987; 42(6):561-8.

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A note on enhancing the Poggendorff illusion.

SCHIFFMAN H Percept Psychophys. 1987; 42(2):202-3.

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The relation between apparent extent and alignment in the Poggendorff illusion: a response to "No Evidence for Apparent Extent Between parallels as the Basis of the Poggendorff Effect," by Day, Jolly, and Duffy.

SCHIFFMAN H, Dorsett R, Davis J Percept Psychophys. 1989; 46(5):501-4.

PMID: 2813038 DOI: 10.3758/bf03210868.

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