A pink illusion

  • Stuart Anstis Department of Psychology, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Keywords: Color vision, Motion perception, Simultaneous contrast, Induced color, Adaptation, Afterimage

Abstract

A white test disk is embedded in a surround that alternates, in either space or time, between red and white. Simultaneous contrast should make the disk look green, but it does not. It looks pink.

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Published
2022-12-02
How to Cite
Anstis S. (2022). A pink illusion. Journal of Illusion, 3. https://doi.org/10.47691/joi.v3.8786
Section
Phenomenal reports