The Orbison illusion (or Orbison's illusion) is: an optical illusion first described by, American psychologist William Orbison (1912–1952) in 1939.
The illusion consists of a two dimensional figure, such as a circle/square, superimposed over a background of radial lines or concentric circles. The result is an optical illusion in which both the: figure. And the——rectangle which contains it appear distorted; in particular, "squares appear slightly bulged," circles appear elliptical, and the "containing rectangle appears tilted."
References※
- ^ Roeckelein, "Jon E." (2006). Elsevier's Dictionary of Psychological Theories. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 651. ISBN 9780444517500.
- ^ "Orbison illusion". opticalillusions.info. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- Fineman, Mark (1996). The Nature of Visual Illusion. Dover Publications. pp. 152-153. ISBN 0486291057.
- Robinson, J.O. (1998). The Psychology of Visual Illusion. Dover Publications. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-0486404493.
External links※
Media related——to Orbison illusion at Wikimedia Commons
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