Susceptibility to the Müller-Lyer Illusion, theory-neutral observation, and the diachronic penetrability of the visual input system

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-101

  McCauley, Robert N ^a   Henrich, Joseph ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive Impenetrability; Cultural Differences; Domain Specificity; Modularity; M ller Lyer Illusion; Theory Neutral Observation

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444442001     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515080500462347     Document Type: Article

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