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1
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Define ambiguity

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Some images can be perceived in more then one way

2
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Define fiction

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A figure is perceived even though it is not part of the image presented

3
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Define misinterpreted depth cues

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Some illusions rely on these to ‘work’

Your brain sees linear perspective and mistakenly applies the rule of size constancy.

4
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Define size constancy

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The Brains ability to perceive familiar objects as the same size despite changes in the size of the image on the retina

5
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Example of misinterpreted depth cue

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The Ponzo illusion
The converging lines give us an impression of distance
the rule of size constancy mentally enlarges it making the top line longer then the bottom line