Faculty Publications
The 'Bookshelf Illusion' - A Real-World Zöllner-Type Illusion?
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Perception
Volume
39
Issue
4
First Page
570
Last Page
572
Abstract
We discovered an interesting perceptual distortion in our office where an upright lamp in front of a bookshelf was noticeably curved to form several subtle S-shaped bends. We realized that the books in the bookshelf fell in a particular manner, leaning in alternative directions, which caused the straight lamp to appear bent, creating what may be a real-world example of the Zöllner illusion. Evidence for the production of the illusion diagrammatically and an explanation for the effect are provided. © 2010 a Pion publication.
Department
Department of Psychology
Original Publication Date
5-7-2010
DOI of published version
10.1068/p6619
Recommended Citation
MacLin, Otto H. and Peterson, Dwight J., "The 'Bookshelf Illusion' - A Real-World Zöllner-Type Illusion?" (2010). Faculty Publications. 2097.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/2097
