Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal: i-Perception

Volume number: 13

Issue number: 1

ISSN: 2041-6695

Open access status: Gold

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/20416695221080184

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Abstract: 

Many objects in our visual environment will appear to us either as a consequence of “intelligent” design—the purposeful action of an animal mind—or as a consequence of self-organization in response to nature's forces—for example, wind or gravity. Here, the origin of this distinction is studied by collecting human judgements about skeletal representations of objects, that reduce objects to their basic visual structure. The results suggest that humans attribute an animate origin to visual objects with basic structures exhibiting straight lines and right angles.

Harvard Citation style: Schmidt, F. (2022) The Perception of "Intelligent" Design in Visual Structure, i-Perception, 13(1), Article 20416695221080184. https://doi.org/10.1177/20416695221080184

APA Citation style: Schmidt, F. (2022). The Perception of "Intelligent" Design in Visual Structure. i-Perception. 13(1), Article 20416695221080184. https://doi.org/10.1177/20416695221080184