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

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The carpentered-world hypothesis suggests that people who live in urban, industrialized environments, where buildings and objects are rectangular with straight lines and right angles, have more experience perceiving these shapes and are therefore more susceptible to certain visual illusions, such as the Müller-Lyer illusion. A, B, and D are unrelated to this concept.

The Idea That People Living in Urban, Industrialized Environments Have