The Moon Tilt Illusion

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1998 English Publisher:SAGE PublicationsJournal:Perception, volume 27, pages 1,229-1,232 (issn: 0301-0066, eissn: 1468-4233,

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Authors: Schölkopf, B.;

doi: 10.1068/p271229

pmid: 10505201

handle: 11858/00-001M-0000-0013-E80D-9

The Moon Tilt Illusion

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Abstract

Besides the familiar moon illusion [eg Hershenson, 1989 The Moon Illusion (Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates)], wherein the moon appears bigger when it is close to the horizon, there is a less known illusion which causes the moon's illuminated side to appear turned away from the direction of the sun. An experiment documenting the effect is described, and a possible explanation is put forward.

Related Organizations

Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
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Max Planck Society
Germany

Keywords

Contrast Sensitivity, Psychological Tests, Optical Illusions, Humans, Moon

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