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 languageEnglish
Journali-Perception
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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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