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THE SIZE‐CONSTANCY THEORY OF VISUAL ILLUSIONS
Author(s) -
HOTOPF W. H. N.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1966.tb01031.x
Subject(s) - illusion , optical illusion , subjective constancy , psychology , perspective (graphical) , cognitive psychology , visual space , space (punctuation) , visual perception , scaling , apparent size , perception , artificial intelligence , geometry , mathematics , computer science , neuroscience , operating system
This article criticizes the view that visual illusions, conceived as flat projections of typical views of objects lying in three‐dimensional space, result from inappropriate constancy scaling. It points out that visual illusions are multiply determined and that the theory in some cases leads to contradictions. It suggests that perspective interpretations of visual illusions have overemphasized the influence of geometrical environments. Finally it criticizes attempts to distinguish between two types of scaling responsible for constancy.