Roelofs effect

a distortion of space perception in which the subjective location of “straight ahead” is shifted by the presence of a large rectangle or frame whose center is located to one side of the true straight-ahead position. The subjective location of straight ahead moves in the same direction as the frame or rectangle. [C. Otto Roelofs, 20th-century Dutch physician]

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

paraworld

n. a hypothetical world of ideal conditions that serves as a basis for formulating a model of some system or process believed to be true in the actual world. Such model building can be an important strategy in science.