The anecdote in the book of the pilot misjudging the size of an object on the ground in whiteout conditions is most closely related to which research study
A) Holway and Boring's (1941) "hallway" study
B) Blake and Hirsch's (1975) "selective rearing of kittens" study
C) Julesz's (1971) "random-dot stereogram" study
D) DeLucia and Hochberg's (1985) "dumbbell Muller-Lyer" study

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Holway and Boring's (1941) "hallway" study is most closely related to the anecdote about the pilot misjudging the size of an object in whiteout conditions because their study focused on how perception of size and distance can be influenced by the available visual cues, which is directly relevant to the challenges faced by the pilot in the anecdote.

The Anecdote in the Book of the Pilot Misjudging the Size