William Orbison (1912–1952) was an American

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...

. He is best known as the namesake of the

Orbison illusion The Orbison illusion (or Orbison's illusion) is an optical illusion first described by American psychologist William Orbison (1912–1952) in 1939. The illusion consists of a two dimensional figure, such as a circle or square, superimposed ove ...

, which he first described in 1939.

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1912 births 1952 deaths 20th-century American psychologists {{US-psychologist-stub