Orbison illusion
TheOrbison illusion(orOrbison's illusion) is anoptical illusionfirst described by American psychologistWilliam Orbison(1912–1952)[1]in 1939.
The illusion consists of a two dimensional figure, such as acircleorsquare,superimposed over a background ofradial linesorconcentric circles.The result is an optical illusion in which both the figure and therectanglewhich contains it appear distorted; in particular, squares appear slightly bulged, circles appearelliptical,and the containing rectangle appears tilted.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Roeckelein, Jon E. (2006).Elsevier's Dictionary of Psychological Theories.Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 651.ISBN9780444517500.
- ^"Orbison illusion".opticalillusions.info.Archived fromthe originalon October 7, 2016.RetrievedJune 30,2016.
- Fineman, Mark (1996).The Nature of Visual Illusion.Dover Publications. pp.152-153.ISBN0486291057.
- Robinson, J.O. (1998).The Psychology of Visual Illusion.Dover Publications. pp. 72–73.ISBN978-0486404493.
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