RUNNING HEAD: DEVELOPMENT OF THE EBBINGHAUS ILLUSION IN WESTERN AND REMOTE CULTURES The ontogeny of visual context effects: Tracing effects of culture and the urban environment on the development of the Ebbinghaus illusion in British and Namibian observers
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The ontogeny of visual context effects: Tracing effects of culture and the urban environment on the development of the Ebbinghaus illusion in British and Namibian observers Andrew J. Bremner, Martin Doherty, Serge Caparos, Jan de Fockert, Karina J. Linnell, & Jules Davidoff Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London School of Psychology, University of East Anglia Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
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