If you look at a pinpoint of light in a dark room, the light appears to move even though it is in fact stationary. This illusion of movement is called the ____ effect.

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The illusion of movement seen when looking at a stationary pinpoint of light in a dark room is called the autokinetic effect. This phenomenon occurs due to the brain's inability to determine a reference point for the stationary light in the absence of other visual cues.

If You Look at a Pinpoint of Light in a Dark