William Orbison (1912–1952) was an American
psychologist
A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and explanation, interpretatio ...
. He is best known as the namesake of the
Orbison illusion
The Orbison illusion (or Orbison's illusion) is an optical illusion first described by American psychologist William Orbison (1912–1952) in 1939.
The illusion consists of a two dimensional figure, such as a circle or square, superimposed ov ...
, which he first described in 1939.
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1912 births
1952 deaths
20th-century American psychologists
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