The Arizona Whale-Kangaroo is a new reversible (ambiguous) figure. Click on the thumbnail below for a larger view.
Read a preliminary report of research documenting AWK:
Kihlstrom, J.F. (2006, March). A new reversible figure and an old one. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Experimental Psychologists, La Jolla, Ca., March 25, 2006.
Here is the published report on the
whale-kangaroo, including a cross-cultural study comparing
American and Australian college students' perception of the
figure:
Kihlstrom, J.F., Peterson, M.A., McConkey, K.M., Cranney, J., Glisky, M.L., & Rose, P.M. (2018). Orientation and experience in the perception of form: A study with the Arizona Whale-Kangaroo. American Journal of Psychology, 131(2), 129-139.
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Other Pages on Reversible Figures:
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"Joseph Jastrow and His Duck -- Or Is It a Rabbit?" |
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"Provenance of the Chef-Dog Reversible Figure" |
This page last modified 10/06/24.
