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Invited Review

On the common stimulus condition and explanation of the Müller-Lyer, Poggendorff and Zöllner illusions: The basis for a class of geometrical illusions

Professor Ross DaySchool of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pages 115-120 | Accepted 01 Sep 2010, Published online: 19 Aug 2010

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