Ebbinghaus illusion
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after its discoverer, the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909).
Noun edit
Ebbinghaus illusion (plural Ebbinghaus illusions)
- An optical illusion whereby a disk appears smaller if surrounded by larger disks than if by smaller.
Translations edit
the illusion
Further reading edit
- Ebbinghaus illusion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia