Optical Illusion: Only the Sharpest Vision Can Detect the Teddy Bear Without a Bow Tie in 3 Seconds
For centuries, optical illusions have captured people's interest by combining psychology, art, and science to question our ...
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Illusion of Control
The illusion of control was first described by psychologist Ellen Langer in 1975. Originally, it was thought that the illusion of control is a mechanism for preserving or enhancing self-esteem ...
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Frequency Illusion
The frequency illusion, also called the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, is a cognitive bias in which someone learns a novel word or concept—and then “suddenly” encounters it everywhere ...
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When circles are finally squared
Unlike the more common approaches of studying illusion such as human psychology and cognition, Sugihara has taken a mathematical approach to understanding illusional depth. Unraveling the ...