1. Word limit: 2000 words (not to exceed 1850 words, excluding the abstract, figures or tables of results, the reference list and appendix). The abstract has a separate word limit of 150 words. Word limits include in text citations and subheadings. There is no 10% leeway on the abstract or main report.

2.The aims of this experiment were to carry out a novel and innovative study to examine Day’s hypothesis that the Müller-Lyer illusion is created by ‘conflicting cues’ created by global and local features, replicating and strengthening the original findings of Mundy (2014).

– Global processing should enhance the illusion by causing the viewer to judge length based on the whole figure.

– A bias toward more local processing should weaken it as the viewer is more likely to focus on the line itself instead of the fins.