When is an illusion not an illusion? An alternative view of the illusion concept
What is an “illusion”? I would like to argue that (A) there is no coherent and meaningful definition of the word “illusion” and (B) the majority of the things we have previously labelled as “illusions” can be better categorised into three classes of perceptual effects: (i) those that should not be r...
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| description | What is an “illusion”? I would like to argue that (A) there is no coherent and meaningful definition of the word “illusion” and (B) the majority of the things we have previously labelled as “illusions” can be better categorised into three classes of perceptual effects: (i) those that should not be regarded as illusory according to any definition; (ii) those that are simply consequences of “how our perceptual systems work” and (iii) those that are a consequence of using artificial or impoverished stimulus situations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b330933c8644bdaa1ee3ae6bbdf2e682022-12-22T02:19:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612022-08-011610.3389/fnhum.2022.957740957740When is an illusion not an illusion? An alternative view of the illusion conceptBrian RogersWhat is an “illusion”? I would like to argue that (A) there is no coherent and meaningful definition of the word “illusion” and (B) the majority of the things we have previously labelled as “illusions” can be better categorised into three classes of perceptual effects: (i) those that should not be regarded as illusory according to any definition; (ii) those that are simply consequences of “how our perceptual systems work” and (iii) those that are a consequence of using artificial or impoverished stimulus situations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2022.957740/fullillusionperceptionseeingAmes roomperceptual effectsveridical |
| spellingShingle | Brian Rogers When is an illusion not an illusion? An alternative view of the illusion concept Frontiers in Human Neuroscience illusion perception seeing Ames room perceptual effects veridical |
| title | When is an illusion not an illusion? An alternative view of the illusion concept |
| title_full | When is an illusion not an illusion? An alternative view of the illusion concept |
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| title_short | When is an illusion not an illusion? An alternative view of the illusion concept |
| title_sort | when is an illusion not an illusion an alternative view of the illusion concept |
| topic | illusion perception seeing Ames room perceptual effects veridical |
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