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Works on the psychology of illusion include R.L. Gregory, Eye and Brain, 5th ed. (1997), an entertaining account of how we see and are sometimes deceived by appearances; Jacques Ninio, The Science of Illusions, trans. by Franklin Philip (2001), a popular look at illusion; and Samuel Tolansky, Optical Illusions (1964), which illustrates most of the known visual illusions.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media added. | Sep 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The Problem of Perception. | Jun 19, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Psychology Today - What is the Self Illusion? | Jun 19, 2017 | ||
| Replaced photographs. | May 26, 2017 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 06, 2015 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Mar 16, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 16, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Aug 12, 1998 |
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