a simple visual illusion produced by the interaction of multiple parts of a design.
ASSOCIATIVE ILLUSION: "The person was fooled by the associative illusion, because different parts of a given design interacted -giving rise to the erroneous conclusion."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "ASSOCIATIVE ILLUSION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/associative-illusion/ (accessed February 2, 2023).