In your new job as an editor, you write headlines for newspaper articles. One article describes illusions and various explanations for them. Which of the following headlines best summarizes what we know about them?

A. "Illusions-Perception Is an Active Process"
B. "When We See, Perceptual Video Camera Records Reality"
C. "Illusions Happen Independently of Our Experiences"
D. "Illusions Caused by Problems in Sense Receptors"


Answer: A

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