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  2. Jastrow illusion - Wikipedia

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    This finding is consistent with the idea that autism involves an excessive focus on details. These findings have recently been contradicted. Recent research, which included the Jastrow illusion, placed these findings in doubt. [14] The Jastrow illusion has been used to see whether young children are deceived by geometric optical illusions.

  3. Thatcher effect - Wikipedia

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    By looking at the intermediate angles between upright and inverted, studies have explored the gradual or sudden appearance of the illusions. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Sensitivity to the Thatcher illusion has been found in children, [ 11 ] including children with autism .

  4. Vanishing puzzle - Wikipedia

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    The missing square puzzle is an optical illusion used in mathematics classes to help students reason about geometrical figures; or rather to teach them not to reason using figures, but to use only textual descriptions and the axioms of geometry. It depicts two arrangements made of similar shapes in slightly different configurations.

  5. Illusion - Wikipedia

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    Example of visual illusion: a real gecko hunts the pointer of a mouse, confused with a prey An optical illusion. Square A is exactly the same shade of grey as Square B. (See Checker shadow illusion.) A visual illusion or optical illusion is characterized by visually perceived images that are deceptive or misleading

  6. Missing square puzzle - Wikipedia

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    The missing square puzzle is an optical illusion used in mathematics classes to help students reason about geometrical figures; or rather to teach them not to reason using figures, but to use only textual descriptions and the axioms of geometry. It depicts two arrangements made of similar shapes in slightly different configurations.

  7. The 10 Most Mind-Boggling Optical Illusions - AOL

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    For centuries, optical illusions have used our visual shortcuts and brain inklings against us, turning everyday objects into false 3D images, strange floating ships, and seriously confusing arguments.

  8. Ebbinghaus illusion - Wikipedia

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    Developmental research suggests that the illusion is dependent on context-sensitivity. The illusion was found more often to cause relative-size deception in university students, who have high context-sensitivity, than in children aged 10 and under. [6] Study found 70 genetic variants linked to the perception of the Ebbinghaus illusion. [7]

  9. Oppel-Kundt illusion - Wikipedia

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    The part of the figure filled with some elements (upper, discretely; lower, continuously) seems longer than the unfilled part of the same lengthThe Oppel-Kundt illusion is a geometric optical illusion that occurs when comparing the sizes of filled (with some visual elements, distractors) and unfilled parts of the image (for most observers, the filled part seems larger).