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A FIELD THEORY OF VISUAL ILLUSIONS
Author(s) -
ERIKSSON E. STURE
Publication year - 1970
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.2044-8295.1970.tb01264.x
Subject(s) - illusion , psychology , optical illusion , attraction , context (archaeology) , function (biology) , visual field , field (mathematics) , cognitive psychology , mathematics , neuroscience , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , evolutionary biology , pure mathematics , biology
An outline of a field theory for visual illusions is proposed. The main components of the theory are two kinds of interaction functions: an attraction function, effective over empty distance, and an attraction‐repulsion function, effective within filled distance. The theory is tested in some experiments and is discussed in the context of some well‐known illusions.