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Optical illusions are a great initiation point for people to start to explore [[Pivotal Mental States]]. Optical illusions provide the observer a quirk of perception which may seem strange at first however they can often be explained from a evolutionary psychology perspective. | [[File:Gestalt switch.png|alt=Gestalt switch|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Gestalt Switch - ''Can you see the Eskimo?'']]Optical illusions are a great initiation point for people to start to explore [[Pivotal Mental States]]. Optical illusions provide the observer a quirk of perception which may seem strange at first however they can often be explained from a evolutionary psychology perspective. | ||
== Gestalt Switch == | == Gestalt Switch == | ||
In psychology, a Gestalt Shift ('''Figure 1''') is when a person's perception suddenly changes. When this state locks into one perspective this is termed a ‘paradigm shift’. | In psychology, a Gestalt Shift ('''Figure 1''') is when a person's perception suddenly changes. When this state locks into one perspective this is termed a ‘paradigm shift’. | ||
=== Effect === | === Effect === | ||
Note how the dark patch on the right of the image can be darkness into which an Eskimo is facing (with his or her back to the view) or the hair on top of the face of a person who is facing to the left. You should experience a 'Gestalt Switch' between seeing the figure as an Eskimo or a face. | |||
=== Mechanism === | === Mechanism === | ||
[[Framing]] can initially induce you | [[Framing]] or [[priming]] can initially induce you to initially see either the eskimo or the face. | ||
== Grid Illusion or ''Scintillating Grid'' == | == Grid Illusion or ''Scintillating Grid'' == | ||