The illusion of absence: how a common feature of magic shows can explain a class of road accidents
The purpose of the present note is to draw attention to the potential role of a recently discovered visual illusion in creating traffic accidents. The illusion consists in a compelling and immediate experience that the space behind an occluding object in the foreground is empty. Although the illusio...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
2021
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