Perceptual misconstruction occurs when viewing the Ames room because
a. the room appears square when viewed from a certain angle.
b. observers have prior knowledge of the experiment and expect bizarre experiences.
c. retinal disparity occurs and results in the phenomenon known as motion parallax.
d. of the autokinetic effect.
ANSWER: a
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