A Case of “Autostasis” or Reverse Autokinesis
@article{Wertheimer1968ACO,
title={A Case of “Autostasis” or Reverse Autokinesis},
author={Marilyn Lou Wertheimer},
journal={Perceptual and Motor Skills},
year={1968},
volume={26},
pages={417 - 418}
}3 of 5 observers of a light in the night sky that was actually moving continuously along a linear course reported it as stationary as long as the light was on. This phenomenon, “autostasis,” seems to be opposite to the well-known phenomenon of autokinesis, or apparent motion of an actually stationary light in an undifferentiated field.
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