A Geometrical Account to Explain the Fat-Face Illusion

Amit Rawal; Philip Tseng

doi:10.1177/2041669520981094

A Geometrical Account to Explain the Fat-Face Illusion

Amit Rawal, Philip Tseng

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Abstract

Investigations of the “fat-face” illusion have unanimously agreed that the illusion is face-specific. Here, we offer several manipulations to highlight that the fat-face illusion is not restricted to the bottom image, isn’t a property of internal features, facial contour/texture, and in general isn’t even specific to faces. We propose the axis of horizontal asymmetry account to contextualize fat-face illusion as a geometry-led illusion.

Original language	English
Journal	i-Perception
Volume	11
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669520981094
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

face perception
frames of reference
shape
shapes/objects

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Ophthalmology
Sensory Systems
Artificial Intelligence

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