Consciousness

Assignment 7

Due Friday, November 2nd

1. What is the difference between a cognitive illusion, a perceptual illusion and a hyper-illusion?
2. Give an example of something that might be thought to be a hyper-illusion but is not.
3. Describe an example in the readings or that you can think of that is a reasonable candidate for a hyper-illusion, at least at first glance. Is it a hyper-illusion? Explain why it is or isn’t a hyper-illusion.