The exploitation of Gestalt principles by magicians |
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Authors: | Barnhart Anthony S |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Box 871104, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1104, USA. anthony.barnhart@asu.edu |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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