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Visual Illusions. Visual Illusions. Definition Illusions occur when what we see does not correspond to what is physically present in the world. Brightness After Effect. Please Stare for a while. Colour After Effect. +. Please Stare for a while. Negative Colour After Images. +.
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Visual Illusions Definition Illusions occur when what we see does not correspond to what is physically present in the world
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Colour After Effect + Please Stare for a while
Size-Distance Relationship Object size is inferred from perceived distance and retinal image size If 2 objects have the same retinal image size (i.e., are the same real size), the object appearing further away is seen as larger
The Ponzo Illusion Gregory’s theory The visual system makes hypotheses about distance to objects based on evidence in the image. Interpretation of size follows.
Müller-Lyer Illusion 0 0 5 5 10 10 Objectively equal in separation, perceptually different
Müller-Lyer Illusion 0 5 10 15 Perceptually equal in separation, objectively 30% different
Müller-Lyer Illusion Perspective cues set up false interpretations of distance
Ames room Ames room sets up false distance cues Objects that are different distances appear the same distance
Necker cube Look at the red dot… It can be either on a near corner or a far corner
Ambiguous figures Old woman looking down/young woman looking away
Ambiguous figures Rabbit
Ambiguous figures Duck
Escher’s prints The brain cannot compute 3-D structure from all parts at once, each part looks plausible in isolation
This is the same stimuli but 1 looks more strange than other