oculogyral illusion

oculogyral illusion
oc·u·lo·gy·ral illusion .äk-yə-lō-.jī-rəl- n the apparent motion of an object that is fixed in relation to an observer whose semicircular canals have been stimulated by rotational motion called also oculogyric illusion

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  • ОКУЛОГИРАЛЬНАЯ ИЛЛЮЗИЯ — (англ. oculogyral illusion) см. Адекватный раздражитель, Окулогравическая иллюзия. Большой психологический словарь. М.: Прайм ЕВРОЗНАК. Под ред. Б.Г. Мещерякова, акад. В.П. Зинченко. 2003 …   Большая психологическая энциклопедия

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