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PERCEPTUAL PROCESS AND THE EBBINGHAUS ILLUSION
Author(s) -
Chiang Chun
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207598108247410
Subject(s) - psychology , illusion , perception , cognitive psychology , process (computing) , psychoanalysis , neuroscience , computer science , operating system
Perception is shown in a block diagram which includes the instrumental errors in the sensing device, the transmission distortion in the nerves and the perceptual misjudgment in the high center. The perceptual misjudgment originates from the variation of comparison standards and the method of comparison, and would correspond to the mis‐programming of the computer. A general mathematical formula for perception under the influence of various background stimuli is presented. The mechanism and equation for predicting the Ebbinghaus illusion are also presented.