The Week of Optical Illusions #1 - The Hidden Tiger
Every day we will publish a new Optical Illusion that will challenge your visual perception.
Our first Optical Illusion is called ‘The Hidden Tiger’.
When looking at an image, we try to perceive it in relationship to something we have experienced before. Our psychological team tells us that relying on this nature, optical illusions artists create various illusions that play tricks on the viewers.
The ‘Hidden Tiger’ is one of those optical illusions that trick the human eye, based on the way we organize visual sensory input.
When you first look at it, you will probably see a picture of a tiger in the woods. This is where our first impression can prove to be deceptive or incomplete.
Now look again and try to find ‘The Hidden Tiger.’
Still cannot find ‘The Hidden Tiger’? Try looking closely at the tiger’s stripes. Are you wondering how you missed it in your first attempt? Well, you are in good company. Most people looking at this optical illusion tend to see the “whole” picture, and not the hidden tiger. We perceive something by matching and generalizing it to something familiar stored in our memory.
Taking a first look at ‘The Hidden Tiger’ demonstrates that first impressions are seldom true; they are more accurately based on past perceptions and not just current stimuli. The human brain’s way of generalizing sensory information provides the source of optical illusion tricks, and encourages us to take a closer look at what we see in the world around us.
