Optical illusions can tell a lot about your personality and how you perceive the world.
A new brainteaser has been designed to tell people about their love language and the type of person they want in a partner.
A colorful image invites viewers to think about what they see first – there are two options in the illusion.
One of the choices suggests that you value emotional and psychological aspects of someone’s character as more important.
While the other symbolizes creativity and a unique personality, so what do you see?
Do you see an upside-down guitar or a girl’s face? The answer reveals what you want out of a relationship
You saw a woman or an upside-down guitar, according to a TikTok account, PicPsy, that shared the image.
If you see a girl with black hair and red lips, it means that you have a protective desire to take care of the one you love. ‘you might experience emotional and psychological aspects.’
This means that you strive to protect and care for your partner.
And the TikTok video also noted that you especially value emotional understanding and connection when it comes to a partner.
You value emotional connections and understanding the most and are “looking for deep spiritual communication, not just superficial interactions,” the video shared.
Finally, when it comes to love, you are thoughtful and don’t take decisions lightly, but when you do make a decision, you are determined.
Seeing a guitar turned upside down shows that when it comes to relationships, you want to experience “unique and new experiences with your partner, looking for a love story that stands out from the rest,” the video shared.
The TikTok clip also added that you want to “strive for harmony, not friction” and that you believe it is important for both parties to put effort into each party’s relationship, rather than just relying on love at the first sight.
While this optical illusion may explain the inner workings of the heart, the question remains why one person sees a guitar while another sees a woman?
The answer is simply that optical illusions take advantage of a shortcut the brain uses when processing images.
Have you ever done a brainteaser where all the letters were mixed up except the first and last, but you could still read the sentence?
This is because the brain does not read the word in its entirety, but instead uses shortcuts, skipping some letters so that you can process the information faster.
Likewise, when you watch an optical illusion, your brain cuts corners, looking for the most basic information to identify what you’re looking at, and guessing what the full picture is if it’s not complete.
But what you’ll notice is that the longer you look at the image, the more possibilities you see.
In 2011, researchers from the University of Glasgow discovered that when something is unclear to the eye, the mind will predict what it is going to see and fill in the blanks.
‘Effectively, our brains construct an incredibly complex puzzle using all the pieces it can access’ explained researcher Fraser Smith.
‘These are provided by the context in which we see them, our memories and our other senses.’
“Sometimes the brain’s guesses can be so convincing that we see visual illusions,” added Smith’s co-author Lars Muckli of the university’s Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology.
‘The brain’s main function is to minimize surprise – that’s what it evolved to do.’