Autokinetic effect
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autokinetic-effect-262-245961
title:
Autokinetic effect
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The autokinetic effect is a phenomenon of visual perception in which a stationary, small point of light in an otherwise dark or featureless environment appears to move. It was first recorded in 1799 by Alexander von Humboldt who observed illusory movement of a star in a dark sky, although he believed the movement was real. It is presumed to occur because motion perception is always relative to some reference point, and in darkness or in a featureless environment there is no reference point, so t
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Optical illusion
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autokinetic_effect
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2023-10-22T06:05:47Z
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