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Can mirroring reveal image distortion? Illusory distortion induced by mirroring

Auteurs: Jun’ichiro Seyama, Ruth S Nagayama

Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research | Uitgave 2/2006

Abstract

Artists claim that they can find unwanted distortions in their works easily by checking mirror images, suggesting that our sensitivity to distortion is different between normal and mirror images. In this study, participants observed distorted faces in which the left eye was displaced vertically, and judged which of the eyes was higher in both normal and mirror images. The results suggest that mirroring changed the perceptual definition of distortion, rather than sensitivity to it. It is concluded that the distortions that were ‘detected’ in the mirror images were illusory distortions induced by mirroring. A similar effect was also observed when the images were tilted by 45° clockwise or counterclockwise.

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Titel: Can mirroring reveal image distortion? Illusory distortion induced by mirroring
Auteurs: Jun’ichiro Seyama
Ruth S Nagayama
Publicatiedatum: 01-03-2006
Uitgeverij: Springer-Verlag
Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research / Uitgave 2/2006
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-004-0189-2

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