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English

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Shepard illusion

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The left parallelogram appears to be slimmer than the right one, though they are the same in shape and size.
This image was drawn by Akiyoshi Kitaoka in 2007.

Date

Apr 27, 2008

Last Modified Date

Apr 27, 2008 16:39:51

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Apr 27, 2008 16:39:51

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Akiyoshi Kitaoka (akitaoka)

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Stimulus

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Akiyoshi Kitaoka

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ShepardillusionL.jpg

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Last updated	: Apr 27, 2008
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Readme

Shepard, R. N. (1990) Mind sights: original visual illusions, ambiguities, and other anomalies, with a commentary on the play of mind in perception and art. New York: Freeman.

According to the book above, the original was first reported in 1981:

Shepard, R. N. (1981) Psychophysical complementarity. in Kubovy, M. and Pomeranz, J. (Eds.), Perceptual Organization, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp. 279-341. (see p.298)

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