Open AccessFlashed Müller-Lyer and Poggendorff Virtual Illusions
Author(s) -
Stuart Anstis,
Patrick Cavanagh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
i-perception
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 2041-6695
DOI - 10.1177/20416695211015699
Subject(s) - illusion , offset (computer science) , optical illusion , computer vision , psychology , communication , cognitive psychology , computer science , programming language
A moving frame can dramatically displace the perceived location of stimuli flashed before and after the motion. Here, we use a moving frame to rearrange flashed elements into the form of classic illusions. Without the moving frame, the initial arrangement of the flashed elements has no illusory effect. The question is whether the frame-induced displacement of position precedes or follows the processes underlying the illusions. This illusory offset of flashed chevrons does generate a Müller-Lyer illusion and the illusory offset of two line segments does create a Poggendorff illusion. We conclude that the site where the frame-induced position shift emerges must precede the site at which the Müller-Lyer and Poggendorf illusions arise.