Representational momentum

While not a big error, it has been found in a variety of different events ranging from simple rotations[1] to camera movement through a scene.

[2] The name "representational momentum" initially reflected the idea that the forward displacement was the result of the perceptual system having internalized, or evolved to include, basic principles of Newtonian physics,[3] but it has come to mean forward displacements that continue a presented pattern along a variety of dimensions, not just position or orientation.

[9] The basic result is that participants either use the mouse to click beyond the vanishing point, or misidentify forward positioned probes as the location where the object disappeared.

[2] Auditory representational momentum has been found for sounds moving about the listener,[17] but patterns of change can be established in dimensions beyond position.

[19] Individual differences in the magnitude of representational momentum reveal that extensive training and experience with particular kinds of dynamic events allow experts to more readily continue the motion of the display.

[20] In particular, pilots with extensive experience (average 3,198 of flying hours) showed more representational momentum to flight simulator landing scenes than did novices.

[20] Being able to estimate an object's size in order to pick it up involves an integration of visual information and motor control.

Schematic of implied motion trial. Rectangle appears for 250 ms, followed by a blank screen for 250 ms (here slightly transparent so previous rectangle is visible). Subsequent orientations are rotated by 17°, with test probes rotations sampled between 0 and up to ±8°. Task is to determine whether third and fourth orientations were identical. People typically incorrectly identify forward probes as being identical, suggesting they have continued the implied motion of the rectangle.
The green cube rotates 50° about vertical axis, briefly disappears (250 ms) and probe appears. The task is to determine if cube reappears in exactly the same orientation. In this demo, the cube actually returns 4° further along the trajectory, though it will likely look as if it returned exactly to where it vanished.
Bench rotating out of view, probe is actually identical to final view, but likely it looks like the bench jumps backwards
Planters rotating into view, probe is +2°, but likely looks correct as you have continued the camera's motion