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The Mueller-lyer Illusion

  • Updated July 2, 2025
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The Mueller-Lyer Illusion

= Cognitive Illusion by Daniel Kahneman

System 1 is instinctive and emotional.

System 2 is conscious and logical.

System 1 says that the bottom line is longer than the top line. After measuring them, you are convinced by your System 2 understanding that they are, in fact, of equal length. But System 1 sticks to the illusion and continues to “see” that the bottom line is longer.

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