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Zöllner Psychol.|ˈtsœlnə(r), z-|
Also Zoellner.
The name of the German astronomer and physicist, Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (1834–82), used attrib. and in the possessive to designate the optical illusion noted by him of parallel lines which, when marked with short diagonal lines, appear to converge. Now usu. as Zöllner illusion.
1890W. James Princ. Psychol. II. xx. 232 In what is known as Zöllner's pattern.., the long parallels tip towards each other the moment we draw the short slanting lines over them. 1911Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 142/1 (caption) Zoellner's Figure showing an illusion of direction. 1922K. Dunlap Elem. Sci. Psychol. xiii. 295 In the Zöllner figure, the long lines, really parallel, seem to converge. 1955H. E. Garrett Gen. Psychol. v. 179 (caption) Zoellner illusion. The four horizontal lines are parallel. 1971[see Hering]. 1980Sci. Amer. Jan. 91/1 The Zöllner illusion, which exhibits assimilation at extremely small angles and contrast at larger angles. |