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A note on illusions.

S H Bartley
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The crucial factor in illusion is not in perception but rather in the assumption that all two-dimensional drawings represent two-dimensional reality. This leads in some cases to making unwarranted comparisons between parts of the figures.

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S H Bartley. 1975. A note on illusions.. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1975.40.1.29

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