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Demonstrations of the Size-Weight Illusion.

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Horner, David T.; Robinson, K. Desix – Teaching of Psychology, 1997

Discusses the size-weight illusion that occurs when a person lifts two equal-weight objects differing in size and perceives the larger object as lighter than the small object. Describes several inexpensive techniques for demonstrating the size-weight illusion and reviews some relevant issues concerning this phenomena. (MJP)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Experiments, Error Patterns