The double trapezium illusion was studied in 68 pairs of same-sex twins ranging in age from 9 to 11 yr. Serological tests indicated that there were 39 identical and 29 fraternal twin pairs. Intrapair differences in the magnitude of the illusion were significantly less for identical pairs, indicating an hereditary component in the illusion.
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