The idea that people living in urban, industrialized environments have a great deal of perceptual experience injudging lines, corners, edges, and other rectangular,manufactured objects, and consequently are more susceptibleto the Müller-Lyer illusions is referred to as:

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The carpentered-world hypothesis suggests that people who live in industrialized environments with a lot of rectangular objects and straight lines are more susceptible to Müller-Lyer illusions, as their perception has been shaped by their surroundings. The other answer choices (mere exposure effect, opponent-process theory, and frequency theory) are not related to this phenomenon.

The Idea That People Living in Urban, Industrialized Environments Have