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Franssen Effect

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The Franssen effect is an auditory illusion in which a listener incorrectly localizes the source of a sound. It was identified in 1960 by the Dutch physicist and inventor Nico Valentinus Franssen, and is demonstrated through two classic experimental setups known as Franssen effect F1 and Franssen effect F2.

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Perceptual Phenomenon 1
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1. Wikipedia: Franssen Effect
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The Franssen effect is an auditory illusion where the listener incorrectly localizes a sound.
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