Against Better Knowledge: The Magical Force of Amodal Volume Completion
In a popular magic routine known as “multiplying billiard balls”, magicians fool their audience by using an empty shell that the audience believes to be a complete ball. Here, we present some observations suggesting that the spectators do not merely entertain the intellectual belief that the balls a...
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| author | Vebjørn Ekroll Bilge Sayim Johan Wagemans |
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| description | In a popular magic routine known as “multiplying billiard balls”, magicians fool their audience by using an empty shell that the audience believes to be a complete ball. Here, we present some observations suggesting that the spectators do not merely entertain the intellectual belief that the balls are all solid, but rather automatically and immediately perceive them as such. Our observations demonstrate the surprising potency and genuinely perceptual origin of amodal volume completion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a3a5a6233d84d8c8972349460916ccb2022-12-22T01:45:13ZengSAGE Publishingi-Perception2041-66952013-12-01410.1068/i0622sas10.1068_i0622sasAgainst Better Knowledge: The Magical Force of Amodal Volume CompletionVebjørn EkrollBilge SayimJohan WagemansIn a popular magic routine known as “multiplying billiard balls”, magicians fool their audience by using an empty shell that the audience believes to be a complete ball. Here, we present some observations suggesting that the spectators do not merely entertain the intellectual belief that the balls are all solid, but rather automatically and immediately perceive them as such. Our observations demonstrate the surprising potency and genuinely perceptual origin of amodal volume completion.https://doi.org/10.1068/i0622sas |
| spellingShingle | Vebjørn Ekroll Bilge Sayim Johan Wagemans Against Better Knowledge: The Magical Force of Amodal Volume Completion i-Perception |
| title | Against Better Knowledge: The Magical Force of Amodal Volume Completion |
| title_full | Against Better Knowledge: The Magical Force of Amodal Volume Completion |
| title_fullStr | Against Better Knowledge: The Magical Force of Amodal Volume Completion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Against Better Knowledge: The Magical Force of Amodal Volume Completion |
| title_short | Against Better Knowledge: The Magical Force of Amodal Volume Completion |
| title_sort | against better knowledge the magical force of amodal volume completion |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1068/i0622sas |
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