The Ames room, in which people seem to change size as they move about, demonstrates that our perception of the world depends strongly on
A)the assumptions we make about it.
B)the actual, distal stimuli.
C)the proximal stimulus elements.
D)bottom-up processing.

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The Ames room illusion demonstrates that our perception of size and space depends on the assumptions our brain makes about the environment, based on cues it interprets, rather than the actual physical properties of the stimuli. This is because the room is constructed in a way that defies normal perspective cues, but we continue to interpret the scene based on our standard assumptions about rooms.

The Ames Room, in Which People Seem to Change Size