brain tricks
Perception plays pranks
Brain tricks are illusions or cognitive quirks that reveal how the mind processes—or misprocesses—information.
The term covers optical illusions, memory failures, perceptual glitches, and the mental shortcuts that lead us astray: That spinning dancer is just a brain trick.
Magicians and psychologists exploit brain tricks; so do advertisers.
- visualOf or concerning sight
- mind gamesPsychological manipulation tactics
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
cognition · pattern recognition · subliminal messaging · false memory · puzzles · framing effect · deception · optical · placebo effect · misdirection · selective memory · mentalism · confirmation bias · association · mental shortcut · mirror · optical illusions · hallucinations
- trick questionsmind games
brain tricksclear thinking
sound judgment · rational thought · logical analysis · truth · critical thinking
brain tricksslow thinking
Effortful, analytical cognition
metacognition · intellectual honesty · self-awareness · epistemic humility
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