Pigeons see the Ponzo illusion

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Three experiments were performed to address factors contributing to the Ponzo illusion. In Experiment 1, pigeons learned to peck at the longer of two bars in varying line contexts. When these lines converged, the birds had difficulty in learning several patterns in which a Ponzo illusion would reduce the perceived difference. In Experiment 2, the subjects chose one response if a stimulus bar was longer than a predetermined length and a second response for shorter bars. The subjects were more likely to choose "long" as the stimulus bar approached the apex of converging lines. These results suggested that pigeons experience the Ponzo illusion. In Experiment 3, the effects of contexts that did and did not form a texture gradient were compared. The magnitude of the illusion did not differ according to context lines. This result failed to support a perspective theory of the Ponzo illusion. © 1991 Psychonomic Society, Inc.

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Fujita, K., Blough, D. S., & Blough, P. M. (1991). Pigeons see the Ponzo illusion. Animal Learning & Behavior, 19(3), 283–293. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03197888

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