A1d1 What Are Illusions? Flashcards
1
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Fiction
A
An illusion caused when a figure is perceived even though it is not present in the stimulus
2
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Illusory countour
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A boundary/ edge that is perceived in a figure but is not present in the stimulus
3
Q
Visual illusion
A
A conflict between reality and what we perceive. The types of illusions are fictions, ambiguous figures and distortions
4
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Motion after-effect
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An illusion caused by paying attention to movement in one direction and perceiving movement in the opposite direction immediately afterwards
5
Q
Color after-effect
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An illusion caused by focusing on a colored stimulus and perceiving opposite colors immediately afterwards
6
Q
The pairs of colors used by special cells in the retina
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Red and green
Yellow and blue
