A real-life illusion of assimilation in the human face: Eye size illusion caused by eyebrows and eye shadow

Does an assimilative illusion like the Delboeuf illusion occur in the human face? We investigated factors that might influence the perceived size of the eyes in a realistic face. Experiment 1 manipulated the position of the eyebrows (high or low), the presence/absence of eye shadow, and the viewing...

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Main Authors: Kazunori eMorikawa, Soyogu eMatsushita, Akitoshi eTomita, Haruna eYamanami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Eye
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00139/full