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The Poggendorff Illusion
The two oblique lines in the
figure on the left do not appear
to be aligned although they in
fact are. The dashed line in the
figure on the right represents
where subjects typically place a
line that they perceive to be
aligned with the solid lower
oblique line. The separation
between the dashed line and
the upper solid line is a
measure of the illusion.
In the illustration at left, the
illusion created by J. C.
Poggendorff in 1860 shows two
oblique test lines crossing
parallel vertical inducing
lines. The illusory effect is that
the oblique lines, which are in
perfect alignment, do not
appear to be. The upper line
appears raised with respect to
the lower one. For the oblique
lines to appear to be in
alignment, a lower oblique line
(such as the dashed line in the
right-hand figure) would have
to be substituted for the upper
one.