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The Müller-Lyer Illusion in Schizophrenic Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

T. E. Weckowicz  and
Gwyneth Witney
T. E. Weckowicz
Affiliation:
The Saskatchewan Hospital, Weyburn
Gwyneth Witney
Affiliation:
The Saskatchewan Hospital, Weyburn
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Extract

The Müller-Lyer illusion is one of the best-known geometrical optical illusions. It was described by Müller-Lyer in 1889 (7) and first studied quantitatively by Heymans in 1896 (5).

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Original Articles
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 106 , Issue 444 , July 1960 , pp. 1002 - 1007
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1960 

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