Blink and you’ll miss it: the role of blinking in the perception of magic tricks
Magicians use several techniques to deceive their audiences, including, for example, the misdirection of attention and verbal suggestion. We explored another potential stratagem, namely the relaxation of attention. Participants watched a video of a highly skilled magician whilst having their eye-bli...
Main Authors: | Richard J. Wiseman, Tamami Nakano |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-04-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1873.pdf |
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