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material-weight illusion: a standalone construct

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Haptic and body perception

objects of equal mass and size feel heavier when made of a light-looking material than a dense-looking one.

In haptic and body perception, material-weight illusion refers to objects of equal mass and size feel heavier when made of a light-looking material than a dense-looking one. This meaning comes from Ellis (1999) in Perception & Psychophysics.[1]

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References

Ellis, R. R., & Lederman, S. J. (1999). The material-weight illusion revisited. Perception & Psychophysics, 61(8), 1564-1576. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03213118

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