Thanks to Miguel Roig who sent me the picture that immediately showed itself to be a razor blade! I don't know if the image I am attaching here will show up but turn it around by 90 degrees. Then imagine a bit of foreshortening and a bit of converging lines at the distance so that the lower part seems to have a larger end than the farther end.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Visiting Professor, Ashoka University, Delhi, India annette.tay...@ashoka.edu.in Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego tay...@sandiego.edu ________________________________________ From: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) digest [tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu] Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2015 10:00 PM To: tips digest recipients Subject: tips digest: November 07, 2015 TIPS Digest for Saturday, November 07, 2015. 1. Illusion? 2. Re: Illusion? 3. Re: Illusion? 4. Re: Illusion? 5. RE: Illusion? 6. RE: Illusion? 7. Re: Illusion? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Illusion? From: Jim Matiya <jmat...@hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 18:39:14 -0600 X-Message-Number: 1 Has anyone on the list ever seen this illusion. A student submitted as a an example...but I have never seen it before. I am a little slow, can anyone see the figure-ground illusion? I have attached the picture JIm retired from FGCU Jim Matiya Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around...Leo Buscaglia :) I was addicted to the Hokey-Pokey, but I turned myself around.... :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Illusion? From: Beth <beth.ben...@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 20:15:56 -0500 X-Message-Number: 2 Are we all too embarrassed? Okay, I'll try to overcome pluralistic ignorance. Don't see a figure-ground illusion. Beth Benoit Plymouth State University New Hampshire Sent from my iPhone > On 7 Nov 2015, at 7:39 pm, Jim Matiya <jmat...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Has anyone on the list ever seen this illusion. A student submitted as a an > example...but I have never seen it before. I am a little slow, can anyone > see the figure-ground illusion? > > I have attached the picture > > > > JIm > retired from FGCU > > Jim Matiya > > Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a > listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of > which have the potential to turn a life around...Leo Buscaglia > > > :) I was addicted to the Hokey-Pokey, but I turned myself around.... :) > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: beth.ben...@gmail.com. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=47290 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-47290-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > <illusion.docx> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Illusion? From: Christopher Green <chri...@yorku.ca> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 20:34:39 -0500 X-Message-Number: 3 By "figure ground illusion" I take it you mean an "ambiguous" or multi stable figure, like the duck-rabbit? No, I do not see anything recognizable when I try to force the white into figure here. Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 43.773759, -79.503722 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo > On Nov 7, 2015, at 7:39 PM, Jim Matiya <jmat...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Has anyone on the list ever seen this illusion. A student submitted as a an > example...but I have never seen it before. I am a little slow, can anyone > see the figure-ground illusion? > > I have attached the picture > > > > JIm > retired from FGCU > > Jim Matiya > > Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a > listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of > which have the potential to turn a life around...Leo Buscaglia > > > :) I was addicted to the Hokey-Pokey, but I turned myself around.... :) > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: chri...@yorku.ca. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=47290 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-47290-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > <illusion.docx> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Illusion? From: Carol <devoldercar...@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 19:35:44 -0600 X-Message-Number: 4 Me neither. I tried squinting, turning it upside down, and blurring my vision. I need at least a hint. > On Nov 7, 2015, at 7:15 PM, Beth <beth.ben...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Are we all too embarrassed? Okay, I'll try to overcome pluralistic > ignorance. Don't see a figure-ground illusion. > Beth Benoit > Plymouth State University > New Hampshire > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 7 Nov 2015, at 7:39 pm, Jim Matiya <jmat...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Has anyone on the list ever seen this illusion. A student submitted as a an >> example...but I have never seen it before. I am a little slow, can anyone >> see the figure-ground illusion? >> >> I have attached the picture >> >> >> >> JIm >> retired from FGCU >> >> Jim Matiya >> >> Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a >> listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of >> which have the potential to turn a life around...Leo Buscaglia >> >> >> :) I was addicted to the Hokey-Pokey, but I turned myself around.... :) >> --- >> >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: beth.ben...@gmail.com. >> >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=47290 >> >> (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) >> >> or send a blank email to >> leave-47290-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> <illusion.docx> > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: devoldercar...@gmail.com. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=47291 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-47291-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: RE: Illusion? From: Stuart McKelvie <smcke...@ubishops.ca> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 02:47:48 +0000 X-Message-Number: 5 I, too, do not see an ambiguous figure with two interpretations. Why does Jim not ask his student what is supposed to be there? Stuart From: Christopher Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2015 8:35 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Illusion? By "figure ground illusion" I take it you mean an "ambiguous" or multi stable figure, like the duck-rabbit? No, I do not see anything recognizable when I try to force the white into figure here. Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 43.773759, -79.503722 chri...@yorku.ca<mailto:chri...@yorku.ca> http://www.yorku.ca/christo On Nov 7, 2015, at 7:39 PM, Jim Matiya <jmat...@hotmail.com<mailto:jmat...@hotmail.com>> wrote: Has anyone on the list ever seen this illusion. A student submitted as a an example...but I have never seen it before. I am a little slow, can anyone see the figure-ground illusion? I have attached the picture JIm retired from FGCU Jim Matiya Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around...Leo Buscaglia :) I was addicted to the Hokey-Pokey, but I turned myself around.... :) --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: chri...@yorku.ca<mailto:chri...@yorku.ca>. 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From: Jim Clark <j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 02:49:23 +0000 X-Message-Number: 6 Add me to those who do not see a reverse figure! Jim Jim Clark Professor & Chair of Psychology University of Winnipeg 204-786-9757 Room 4L41A (4th Floor Lockhart) www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark<http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark> From: Stuart McKelvie [mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca] Sent: November-07-15 8:48 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Illusion? I, too, do not see an ambiguous figure with two interpretations. Why does Jim not ask his student what is supposed to be there? Stuart From: Christopher Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2015 8:35 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Illusion? By "figure ground illusion" I take it you mean an "ambiguous" or multi stable figure, like the duck-rabbit? No, I do not see anything recognizable when I try to force the white into figure here. Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 43.773759, -79.503722 chri...@yorku.ca<mailto:chri...@yorku.ca> http://www.yorku.ca/christo On Nov 7, 2015, at 7:39 PM, Jim Matiya <jmat...@hotmail.com<mailto:jmat...@hotmail.com>> wrote: Has anyone on the list ever seen this illusion. A student submitted as a an example...but I have never seen it before. I am a little slow, can anyone see the figure-ground illusion? I have attached the picture JIm retired from FGCU Jim Matiya Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around...Leo Buscaglia :) I was addicted to the Hokey-Pokey, but I turned myself around.... :) --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: chri...@yorku.ca<mailto:chri...@yorku.ca>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=47290 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-47290-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-47290-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> <illusion.docx> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: smcke...@ubishops.ca<mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb72e3&n=T&l=tips&o=47292 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-47292-13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb7...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-47292-13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb7...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca<mailto:j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=47294 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-47294-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-47294-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Illusion? From: Steven Hall <mrstev...@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 18:56:24 -0800 X-Message-Number: 7 More like an example of closure to me. But if I try hard I can see an "A." (I blacked out the other stuff.) The head still lingers in my "top down" mind. 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