The fallibility of Visual Perception

Question 1

Visual Illusion

Answer 1

A figure structured so that perception will consistently differ from objective reality.

Question 2

Illusion

Answer 2

A phenomenon in which perceptions consistently differ from objective reality.

Question 3

Ponzo Illusion

Answer 3

An illusion where two people perceive to lines of the same length as different.

Question 4

Carpentered World Hypothesis

Answer 4

A theory applied to the Müler-Lyer illusion that proposes that our familiarity with the right angles and straight lines of the built environment informs our interpretation of linear perspective in a pictorial depth perception.

Question 5

Perceptual Compromise Theory

Answer 5

An explanation for the Müler-Lyer illusion, proposing that we perceive the line with feather-tails as being longer than the arrow-headed line because our minds apply the Gestalt principle of closure.

Question 6

Impossible Figure

Answer 6

A type of optical illusion involving a two-dimensional figure which people interpret as three-dimensional.

Question 7

Ambiguous Figure

Answer 7

A type of optical illusion that exploits visual similarities.