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  2. Psychology of art - Wikipedia

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    The psychology of art is the scientific study of cognitive and emotional processes precipitated by the sensory perception of aesthetic artefacts, ... for example ...

  3. Optical illusion - Wikipedia

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    The Necker cube is a well-known example; other instances are the Rubin vase and the "squircle", based on Kokichi Sugihara's ambiguous cylinder illusion. [18] Distorting or geometrical-optical illusions are characterized by distortions of size, length, position or curvature. A striking example is the Café wall illusion.

  4. Illusion - Wikipedia

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    The term illusion refers to a specific form of sensory distortion. Unlike a hallucination, which is a distortion in the absence of a stimulus, an illusion describes a misinterpretation of a true sensation. For example, hearing voices regardless of the environment would be a hallucination, whereas hearing voices in the sound of running water (or ...

  5. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    Attribution (psychology) – Process by which individuals explain causes of behavior and events; Black swan theory – Theory of response to surprise events; Chronostasis – Distortion in the perception of time; Cognitive distortion – Exaggerated or irrational thought pattern; Defence mechanism – Unconscious psychological mechanism

  6. Texture gradient - Wikipedia

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    There are three main forms of texture gradient: density, perspective, and distortion of texture elements. Texture gradient is carefully used in the painting Paris Street, Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte. [1] Texture gradient was used in a study of child psychology in 1976 [2] and studied by Sidney Weinstein in 1957. [3]

  7. Cognitive distortion - Wikipedia

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    A cognitive distortion is a thought that causes a person to perceive reality inaccurately due to being exaggerated or irrational. Cognitive distortions are involved in the onset or perpetuation of psychopathological states, such as depression and anxiety .

  8. Ponzo illusion - Wikipedia

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    Another explanation is the "framing-effects hypothesis", which says that the difference in the separation or gap of the horizontal lines from the framing converging lines may determine, or at least contribute to the magnitude of the distortion. The Ponzo illusion is one possible explanation of the Moon illusion, as suggested by Ponzo in 1912. [3]

  9. Perspective distortion - Wikipedia

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    Perspective distortion refers to the manipulation of visual perception through deliberate techniques that create altered or exaggerated views of objects or scenes. This concept has not only shaped art and architecture but has also played a critical role in challenging and expanding the limits of human perception.