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The egocentric location of a fixated visual stimulus was shifted away from the apparent eye level position by means of induced motion. When the stimulus appeared to be in the periphery, the inducing frame was occluded resulting in auto-kinesis toward the phenomenal level of the eyes. This effect, termed induced autokinesis, was not obtained in certain predicted instances. It was concluded that apparent egocentric displacement is sufficient for initiating autokinesis.
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Brosgole, L., Cristal, R.M. Vertically induced autokinesis. Psychon Sci 7, 337–338 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331112
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