A Geometrical Account to Explain the Fat-Face Illusion
Journal
i-Perception
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
6
Date Issued
2020-01-01
Author(s)
Rawal, Amit
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.
Subjects
face perception | frames of reference | shape | shapes/objects
Type
journal article