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| Question | Answer |
| how are illusions viewed as a phenomenon? | negative & that they mock our visual perceptual process + trust in senses |
| what value & insight does it give us tho? | perception is indeed an active process instead of passive |
| when do illusions occur? | when what we see does not correspond to what is physically present in the world |
| illusions of the sense tell us the truth about... | perception |
| what are the 4 different classifications of visual illusions? | distortions ambiguous paradoxical figures fictions |
| examples of distortions | muller-lyer lines with arrows thingy ponzo parallel lines pogendroff lines behind rectangle to do with angles |
| examples of ambiguous | necker cube & rubin vase |
| what are some criticisms of the muller-lyer illusion? | not cross-cultural -- doesn't work on ppl who live in natural environments instead of man-made rectangular buildings |
| why do paradoxical figures occur? | consequences of trying to represent 3D objects in 2D drawings. Our mind tries to perceive 3D shape but struggles to do so seamlessly |
| example of fictions | kaniza triangle -- the one with no explicit lines or enclosed space to view a shape |
| what are the unreal shapes in the illusion called? | subjective contours |
| what type of cues do we use for the ames room? | monocular -- theres no binocular disparity |
| what is an explanation for theunresolved moon illusion? | horizon perceived as further away -- so if moon is same size as when above, it must be larger due to emmert's law |
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