The Creation and Reversal of the Müller-Lyer Illusion Through Attentional Manipulation

Overview

Journal Perception

Specialties Psychiatry
Psychology

Date 1983 Jan 1

PMID 6646952

Citations 18

Authors

S Coren

C Porac

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Abstract

A configuration is presented in which both the overestimated and the underestimated portions of the Müller-Lyer illusion are embedded. In free viewing no distortion of length occurs; however, overestimation or underestimation illusions can be produced by simple manipulation of the attentional set, thus demonstrating one cognitive component in the formation of the Müller-Lyer distortion.

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