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The centroid approach explains visual illusions of extent and right-angle misjudgments. This study validates the centroid model for perceptual positional shifts in visual stimuli, supporting a unified origin for these illusions.

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Area of Science:

Visual perception
Psychophysics
Computational neuroscience

Background:

Brentano-type illusions of extent are explained by perceptual shifts towards stimulus centroids.
The applicability of this centroid approach to right-angle misjudgments remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To psychophysically test the centroid approach's ability to explain right-angle misjudgments.
To investigate if a common "centroid" origin underlies both extent illusions and perpendicularity misperceptions.

Main Methods:

Psychophysical experiments using stimuli of three dots forming a right-angled triangle.
Inclusion of Müller-Lyer wings/bars as contextual distracters rotated around triangle vertices.
Measurement of changes in the magnitude of the illusion of perpendicularity.

Main Results:

Experimental data showed a strong resemblance to theoretical predictions based on the centroid model.
The centroid approach successfully predicted the magnitude of right-angle misjudgments.
Evidence supports a unified "centroid" mechanism for visual illusions.

Conclusions:

The centroid approach provides a robust explanation for right-angle misjudgments.
Findings suggest a common underlying mechanism for Brentano-type extent illusions and perpendicularity illusions.
This research advances the understanding of visual perception and geometric illusions.