Education and Susceptibility to the Mueller-Lyer Illusion Among the Banyankole.

Davis, Clive M.

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Publication Date: 1970

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Education and Susceptibility to the Mueller-Lyer Illusion Among the Banyankole

Davis, Clive M.

J Soc Psychol, 82, 1, 25-34, Oct '70

The data indicate a negative relationship between illusion susceptibility and education. This supports the sophistication hypothesis suggested by Segall, Campbell, and Herskovits. (DB)

Descriptors: African Culture, Cross Cultural Studies, Knowledge Level, Nonverbal Ability, Visual Measures, Visual Perception, Visual Stimuli

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