| Literature DB >> 13987678 |
M H SEGALL, D T CAMPBELL, M J HERSKOVITS.
Abstract
Data from 15 societies are presented showing substantial intersocietal differences of two types in susceptibility to geometric optical illusions. The pattern of response differences suggests the existence of different habits of perceptual inference which relate to cultural and ecological factors in the visual environment.Keywords: CULTURE; ILLUSIONS
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Year: 1963 PMID: 13987678 DOI: 10.1126/science.139.3556.769
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728