The exploitation of Gestalt principles by magicians.
Magicians exploit a host of psychological principles in deceiving their audiences. Psychologists have recently attempted to pinpoint the most common psychological tendencies exploited by magicians. This paper highlights two co-occurring principles that appear to be the basis for many popular magic tricks: accidental alignment and good continuation.
Department of Psychology, Box 871104, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1104, USA. anthony.barnhart@asu.edu
Anthony S
AS
Barnhart
D008192:Deception; D005863:Gestalt Theory; D006801:Humans; D007088:Illusions / Q000523:psychology*; D008273:Magic / Q000523:psychology*