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'''This is a picture of a duck. Its beak is pointing to the left...'''[[File:Duck- | '''This is a picture of a duck. Its beak is pointing to the left...''' | ||
[[File:Duck-rabbit explanations.png|center|700x700px]] | |||
[[File:Duck or rabbit?.jpg|alt=Duck or rabbit?|thumb|Duck or rabbit? Or both?]] | [[File:Duck or rabbit?.jpg|alt=Duck or rabbit?|thumb|Duck or rabbit? Or both?]] | ||
'''...actually it's a rabbit, looking right.''' If you haven't seen this picture before, the initial comment above will '''[[Priming|prime]]''' you to think it is a duck, where in fact it could arguably be either a '''duck''' or a '''rabbit'''. The brain determined to accept the suggested duck option as a [[Heuristics|heuristic]] rather than [[Energy frugal brain|waste the energy]] to critically assess what the author suggested. This is called framing, it occurs when information is hazy and requires brain energy to discern so you default to accept the easily suggested third party, authoritative opinion. These types of images can be considered [[Optical Illusions|optical illusions]] however, in fact the ''Gestalt'' switching is a type of psychological illusion. | '''...actually it's a rabbit, looking right.''' If you haven't seen this picture before, the initial comment above will '''[[Priming|prime]]''' you to think it is a duck, where in fact it could arguably be either a '''duck''' or a '''rabbit'''. The brain determined to accept the suggested duck option as a [[Heuristics|heuristic]] rather than [[Energy frugal brain|waste the energy]] to critically assess what the author suggested. This is called framing, it occurs when information is hazy and requires brain energy to discern so you default to accept the easily suggested third party, authoritative opinion. These types of images can be considered [[Optical Illusions|optical illusions]] however, in fact the ''Gestalt'' switching is a type of psychological illusion. | ||