We experience the moon illusion because _____.
A) when the moon is closer to the horizon, it is brighter and thus the brain perceives it as closer
B) the brain misapplies information about distance when the moon is surrounded by objects on the horizon
C) the brain misapplies information about retinal image size when the moon is surrounded by objects on the horizon
D) the brain uses valid information but an invalid principle to calculate the size of the moon
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