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'''This is a picture of a <u>rabbit</u> | '''This is a picture of a <u>rabbit</u> looking to the right. ''Can you see it?''''' | ||
[[File:Duck-rabbit explanations.png|center|700x700px]] | [[File:Duck-rabbit explanations.png|center|700x700px]] | ||
[[File:Duck or rabbit?.jpg|alt=Duck or rabbit?|thumb|'''''Figure 1.''''' Duck or rabbit? Or both?]] | [[File:Duck or rabbit?.jpg|alt=Duck or rabbit?|thumb|'''''Figure 1.''''' Duck or rabbit? Or both?]] | ||
Actually, it's a duck—looking left. But if you haven't seen this image before, being told it's a duck makes you more likely to see it that way. In reality, it could be either a duck or a rabbit (see '''Figure 1'''). This is the famous duck-rabbit illusion, and you can test it yourself using an unmarked version. | '''Actually, it's a duck—looking to the left.''' But if you haven't seen this image before, being told it's a duck makes you more likely to see it that way. In reality, it could be either a duck or a rabbit (see '''Figure 1'''). This is the famous duck-rabbit illusion, and you can test it yourself using an unmarked version. | ||
What's happening here is called '''framing'''. Your brain takes the suggested "duck" as a shortcut instead of analyzing the image critically. When information is unclear, we often rely on external cues—especially from [[Authority Bias|authority figures]]—rather than thinking deeply ourselves. | What's happening here is called '''framing'''. Your brain takes the suggested "''duck''" as a shortcut instead of analyzing the image critically. When information is unclear, we often rely on external cues—especially from [[Authority Bias|authority figures]]—rather than thinking deeply ourselves. | ||
'''Lastly, try this [[Coffer Ambiguous Figure|Coffer, ambiguous figure]]... There are 16 rectangles, can you see them?''' | '''Lastly, try this [[Coffer Ambiguous Figure|Coffer, ambiguous figure]]... There are 16 rectangles, can you see them?''' | ||