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optical illusion CONCEPT
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A phenomenon in which what is visually perceived does not reflect the nature of the objective stimulus.

Alias(es)

visual illusion

Definition contributed by Anonymous

Asserted relationships to other concepts

optical illusion
is a kind of
  • visual perception
    • optical illusion
    is a part of
    No associations
    are a kind of
    optical illusion
  • vection
  • motion aftereffect
  • apparent motion
    • are a part of
    optical illusion
    No associations

    Tasks that are asserted to measure optical illusion

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    Term BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Visual illusions: An Empirical Explanation
    Dale Purves et al.
    Scholarpedia, 3(6):3706
    2008