STEP 1: Read through Doherty’s research article, “The context sensitivity of visual size perception varies across cultures,” paying close attention to the ways that context influences perception.
STEP 2: Consider other common illusions, like those shown in the course, or found online through other sources, such as these websites:
Michael Bach illusions
Akiyoshi Kitaoka illusions
Wikipedia list of illusions
Scientific American illusions
Pick an illusion that stands out to you, then use the illusion to write a few paragraphs responding to the following questions. Use your understanding of sensation and perception and psychological research to support and enhance your response. In an essay of at least 250 words, respond to the following:
Describe the illusion. What is is called? What do you find interesting about it? How does it connect to sensation and perception?
How does the illusion work? Does it rely on context, as does the Ebbinghaus illusion, or perceptual tricks, as in the Rubin’s vase illusion, or something else altogether?
Explain whether or not you think the illusion would show cultural effects, like those shown in Doherty’s research. Why or why not? Would you say that it is a learned illusion? How is it influenced by context? (There is no right answer to this, but use your understanding of Doherty’s experiment to make a hypothesis).
Dohertys Research Article- https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Context-Sensitivity-of-Visual-Size-Perception-Doherty-Tsuji/952c4282ab1e5e506c646b539b5d99ea3ba0d00d?p2df
Michael Bach Illusion -https://michaelbach.de/ot/
Akiyoshi Kitaoka Illusion – http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/index-e.html
Wikipedia List – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_optical_illusions
Scientific American Illusion- https://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow/169-best-illusions/
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