A new perceptual illusion, the perception of rotation with an oscillating trapezoid, was compared with an older, similar illusion, the perception of oscillation with a rotating trapezoid. Perspective was found to have a differential effect on the two phenomena. In addition, a negative correlation was found between the magnitudes of the two illusions.
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