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Möbius band surprise: A systematic illusion in imagery

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posted on 2023-09-01, 14:46 authored by Mons D. Haugland, David Pearson, Vebjørn Ekroll
When a Möbius loop is cut along the middle of the band, the result is a single connected loop, yet anecdotal evidence from science demonstrations and the use of this effect in magic tricks suggest that most people are thoroughly surprised by this because they strongly believe that the result should be two separate loops. Here, we present results from a behavioral experiment confirming this anecdotal evidence and discuss potential theoretical explanations for why this demonstration evokes strong, but misleading intuitions and a related illusion of impossibility.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

12

Issue number

2

Page range

1-10

Publication title

i-Perception

ISSN

2041-6695

Publisher

SAGE

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2021-03-09

Legacy creation date

2021-03-09

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Science & Engineering

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