I’ve been citing the claim that the Müller-Lyer illusion is influenced by cultural environment since I read about it in the 2010 WEIRD paper. Turns out that might be wrong.
Reposted from Dorsa Amir
Does the culture you grow up in shape the way you see the world? In a new Psych Review paper, @chazfirestone.bsky.social & I tackle this centuries-old question using the Müller-Lyer illusion as a case study. Come think through one of history's mysteries with us🧵(1/13):

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