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  • Title: Contextual influences on judgments of linear extent.
    Author: Brigell M, Uhlarik J, Goldhorn P.
    Journal: J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform; 1977 Feb; 3(1):105-18. PubMed ID: 845553.
    Abstract:
    A series of experiments was performed to test the predictions of adaptation level, efferent readiness, and framing explanations of illusions of extent. The framing notion, that the ratio of total figure length to shaft length (i.e., the framing ratio) determines the magnitude of illusions, was supported for the Müller-Lyer, Baldwin, and divided line illusions. Peak overestimation of shaft length obtained when the framing ratio was 3:2. Variation of proximal figure size, achieved by altering either viewing distance or distal figure size, was found to be directly related to the magnitude of the illusions. A model was proposed to account for the effects of both the framing ratio and proximal shaft length on judgments of focal length.
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