Chapter 16 Fallibility And Distortions Of Perceptions Flashcards
What’s a visual illusion
When a perception consistently differs from objective reality which are caused by psychological and biological factors
What is the ponzo illusion
Diagrams where the upper horizontal line is perceived as longer than the lower horizontal line. This is as a result of the linear perspective depth cues making it appear the top line is further away but longer
What is the muller-lyer illusion
An illusion consisting of two lines of equal length, each having opposite shaped patterns on the ends. One with an arrowhead and the other with feather tails where the feather tail line is perceived as longer
What’s the Ames room
A room that is constructed in such a way that we perceive it to be normal from a certain angle. However, if a person walks from one corner to the other they appear to grow or shrink this is because the room is actually trapezoid shaped so when a person moves from one corner to the other they actually move closer or further away
