The World's Most Famous — And Ambiguous — Illusion - Gizmodo
WEBOct 16, 2014 · The above figure, called the Boring Figure, is the most famous of the “ambiguous illusions,” which can be seen as two different figures, depending on how one looks at them. We’ll tell you how...
Edwin Boring - Wikipedia
WEBEdwin Garrigues (Garry) Boring (October 23, 1886 – July 1, 1968) was an American experimental psychologist, Professor of Psychology at Clark University and at Harvard University, who later became one of the first historians of psychology.
Study Claims Age Affects Perception of Classic Optical ...
WEBJun 29, 2020 · It's also known as the Boring Figure. The drawing shows both a young woman looking away and an old lady's profile. The study claimed that whichever woman you saw first depended on your age —...
What You See in This Famous Optical Illusion Could Reveal How ...
WEBSep 21, 2018 · Do you see an old woman or a young woman? They are both trapped in this famous optical illusion that first appeared on an 1888 German postcard and was later adapted by British cartoonist William ...
Edwin G. Boring | Department of Psychology
WEBAs an experimental researcher, Boring conducted innovative studies of visual perception. He introduced to the literature this now-classic example of a perceptually ambiguous figure, which depicts both a young woman and an old woman, often known as the “Boring figure.”
Your Age Affects How You See This Famous Optical Illusion
WEBOct 29, 2023 · Dubbed “My Wife and My Mother-in-Law” and “The Boring Figure” (because Edwin Boring wrote a paper about it in 1930, not because it’s dull), the picture shows both a young woman turning away and an old woman in …
Classic Optical Illusions That Stump Everyone - Business Insider
WEBMay 23, 2018 · This illusion, known as the Boring Figure, gets its name from Edwin Boring, who wrote a paper about the drawing in 1930.