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See the Most Mind-Bending Optical Illusions of 2020

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This is really an amazing article that discusses optical illusions and can be useful when reading the introductory chapters and also the chapters on Sensation & Perception.

“Optical illusions are the result of the human brain’s tendency to take shortcuts when trying to understand what it’s looking at, says La Trobe University illusions expert and psychologist Philippe Chouinard to Catherine Offard at The Scientist magazine. Some illusions play with humans’ ability to interpret the size of an image depending on what else surrounds the image in question. Others, like Sugihara’s ambiguous objects, take advantage of forced perspective and a lack of depth perception to create seemingly impossible and contradictory pictures.”

The article has several wonderful fascinating short videos of the optical illusions.   

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The Smithsonian, January 5, 2021, by Theresa Machemer

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-most-mind-bending-optical-illusions-2020-180976684/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210105-daily-responsive&spMailingID=44215152&spUserID=NzQwNDU3MDAyMDIS1&spJobID=1920403648&spReportId=MTkyMDQwMzY0OAS2

 

(Tiny URL)  https://tinyurl.com/ycahb72p

 

CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

•What is the difference between Sensation and Perception?

•What is an optical illusion?

•Which of the illusions illustrated did you find most interesting and fascinating?  Why?  Can you explain the illusion from our understanding sensation and perception processes?

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Optical Illusions, Sensation and Perception, Shröder Staircase Illusion, Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion, The Real Thing?? Illusion

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