While watching a movie at the theater, Vernessa perceives the images on the screen as moving smoothly. However, the movie is actually produced by a series of still photographs that are projected onto the screen. Vernessa's perception of the images as moving smoothly rather than as a jerky series of images is an example of:

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Stroboscopic motion is the visual phenomenon where continuous motion is perceived in a series of still images shown in rapid succession, which explains how we perceive motion in movies.

While Watching a Movie at the Theater, Vernessa Perceives the Images