Assimilation and contrast in optical illusions

Japanese Psychological Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-44

  Goto, Takuo ^a   Uchiyama, Ichiro ^b   Imai, Akira ^c   Takahashi, Shin'ya ^d   Hanari, Takashi ^e   Nakamura, Shinji ^f   Kobari, Hiroyuki ^g  

^a Nagoya University of Arts   (Japan)

^b DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e SUGIYAMA JOGAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NIHON FUKUSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Assimilation and contrast; Factors generating optical illusions; Optical illusions; Size illusions of assimilation versus contrast; Size judgment process

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847405024     PISSN: 00215368     EISSN: 14685884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5884.2007.00330.x     Document Type: Review

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