Yasmen is walking in a mall and thinks she sees a man wearing a red dress. She takes a longer look, and realizes she has seen a man in a suit walking next to a woman in a red dress. This is a natural example of _____.

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The scenario describes an illusory conjunction, which occurs when features of different objects are combined incorrectly by the brain. In this case, Yasmen saw the man's suit and the woman's red dress separately and combined them to create the illusion of a man in a red dress.

Yasmen Is Walking in a Mall and Thinks She Sees