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    An illusion is a distortion of human senses that reveals how the brain interprets sensory information, though illusions distort reality, they are widely shared experiences. Illusions can affect more than just vision and are known as optical illusions, describing a misinterpretation of true sensations. The document then lists 10 specific types of illusions including ventriloquism, figure-ground, duck-rabbit, Ponzo, Ebbinghaus, escaping, Muller Lyer, impossible triangle, drawing hand, and young old lady illusions.

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    An illusion is a distortion of human senses that reveals how the brain interprets sensory information, though illusions distort reality, they are widely shared experiences. Illusions can affect more than just vision and are known as optical illusions, describing a misinterpretation of true sensations. The document then lists 10 specific types of illusions including ventriloquism, figure-ground, duck-rabbit, Ponzo, Ebbinghaus, escaping, Muller Lyer, impossible triangle, drawing hand, and young old lady illusions.

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    An illusion is a distortion of human senses that reveals how the brain interprets sensory information, though illusions distort reality, they are widely shared experiences. Illusions can affect more than just vision and are known as optical illusions, describing a misinterpretation of true sensations. The document then lists 10 specific types of illusions including ventriloquism, figure-ground, duck-rabbit, Ponzo, Ebbinghaus, escaping, Muller Lyer, impossible triangle, drawing hand, and young old lady illusions.

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    Illusions

    Ms. Rubab Afzal Lecturer, Psychology Department Preston University, Islamabad.

    y Illusion: y An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing

    how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people.
    y Illusions may occur with more of the human senses

    than vision, known as optical illusions.


    y An illusion describes a misinterpretation of a true

    sensation.

    1
    Ventriloquism, or ventriloquy, is an act of stagecraft in which a person (a ventriloquist) manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere, usually a puppeteered "dummy".

    2. Figure-Ground Illusion

    3. Duck-Rabbit Illusion

    4. Ponzo Illusion

    5. Ebbinghaus Illusion

    6. Escaping Illusion

    7. Muller Lyer Illusion

    8. Impossible Triangle

    9. Drawing Hand Illusion

    10. Young Old Lady

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