Wiseman Richard, Watt Caroline
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
PeerJ. 2025 Feb 20;13:e19022. doi: 10.7717/peerj.19022. eCollection 2025.
Social media posts and websites claim that the way in which people perceive ambiguous images reveals insights into their personality and thinking style. To explore this notion, participants indicated the first image that they perceived in four ambiguous pictures (Duck-Rabbit, Younger-Older Woman, Rubin's Vase and Horse-Seal), and completed a Five Factor personality measure along with scales relating to optimism, procrastination, holistic thinking, and decision-making style. Many of the claims received no empirical support and so constitute a new type of psychological myth. Future research could explore why these claims remain popular with the public and why people frequently share the material with others. In addition, several significant and interesting findings emerged, including associations between Duck-Rabbit, personality, and optimism, and Younger-Older Woman and age. Possible future research into these phenomena is discussed.
社交媒体帖子和网站称，人们对模糊图像的认知方式揭示了他们的性格和思维方式。为了探究这一观点，参与者指出了他们在四张模糊图片（鸭兔图、年轻-老年女性图、鲁宾之杯图和马海豹图）中首先看到的图像，并完成了一项五因素人格测量以及与乐观主义、拖延、整体思维和决策风格相关的量表。许多说法没有得到实证支持，因此构成了一种新型的心理神话。未来的研究可以探讨为什么这些说法在公众中仍然很流行，以及为什么人们经常与他人分享这些内容。此外，还出现了几个重要且有趣的发现，包括鸭兔图、人格与乐观主义之间的关联，以及年轻-老年女性图与年龄之间的关联。本文还讨论了未来对这些现象可能进行的研究。
