Mccollough Effect Essay

Introduction

The objective of this experiment is to identify who the McCollough effect impacts more, boys or girls, or if the McCollough effect even works at all. We are interested in this topic because optical illusions are fascinating to us, and The McCollough effect is one of them. We also want to know if this works because interestingly enough, some test subjects cannot see the effect, while others did. We wonder if the gender of a test subject affects the way they perceive this optical illusion.

Sight helps us navigate the world around us more than any of our other senses. In a fraction of a second, our eyes work with our brains to tell us the size, shape, and texture of an object. They also tell us how close it is and if it’s still or moving. The structures of our eyes are incredibly complex, despite how small they are compared to the rest of our organs. The human eyes are extremely delicate. The visible part of the eye is protected by the eyelids and eyelashes, which keep out dirt, dust, and harmful bright light.

The eye has many different parts that help us see. The first ...