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A visual illusion that causes images of equal size in a perspective picture of a corridor to appear larger the further away they seem to be (see illustration). See also Emmert's law, perspective, Ponzo illusion, size constancy.
Corridor illusion. The three human figures are the same size.
Subjects: Psychology.
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