Illusions: A Psychological Study

Chapter 5

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ILLUSIONS OF PERCEPTION--_continued_.

A. _Passive Illusions (b) as determined by the Environment._ _Exceptional Relation of Stimulus to Organ_:--Displacement of organ, etc., 70-72.

_Exceptional Arrangement of Circumstances in the Environment_:-- Misinterpretation of the direction and movement of objects, 72-75; misperception of Distance, 75, 76; Illusions of depth, relief, and solidity in Art, 77-81; Illusions connected with the perception of objects through transparent coloured media, 82-84; visual transformation of concave into convex form, 84-86; false recognition of objects, 86, 87; inattention to Sense-impression in Recognition, 87-91; suggestion taking the direction of familiar recurring experiences, 91, 92.