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Contrary to general belief, the classical corridor illusion is not due solely to the perspective and contextual cues provided by the corridor. Additional factors that are equally important are the inherent spatial anisotropies of the visual system and fixation tendencies.
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Supported under AFOSR Contract E44620-69-C-0108, Supplementary funding was received by grants from NIMH and NASA. awarded to Professor H.-L. Teuber, Chairman, Department of Psychology, M.I.T., Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Richards, W., Miller, J.F. The corridor illusion. Perception & Psychophysics 9, 421–423 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03210243
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