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Is Seeing Believing?

CSEF · 2005 Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)

Christopher R. Shea · St. Bonaventure Catholic School, Huntington Beach

Overview

Objectives/Goals To see if age or gender has an affect on the ability to percieve an optical illusion. Methods/Materials Board with images was exposed to subjects and questions were asked Subjects exposed for 20 seconds from 2 feet Subjects were asked if they saw illusion 1 illusion 2 or both Results Age does have an affect on the ability to perceive an optical illusion but gender does not. Conclusions/Discussion Younger subjects were not able to perceive the optical illusion but with increase of age there was an increase in the ability to differentite the images of illusion. Gender did not have an affect on the ability to perceive an optical illusion thus confirming my hyptothesis.

Summary statement

Whether or not age or gender has an affect on the ability to perceive an optical illusion.

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Competition history

  • CSEF 2005 Social Sciences (Junior Division Only) · Entry J1723

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