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McCollough effect

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Etymology

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Named after American psychologist Celeste McCollough who discovered the effect in 1965.

Noun

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McCollough effect (plural McCollough effects)

  1. A phenomenon of human visual perception in which colorless gratings appear colored contingent on the orientation of the gratings.

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