unit 1: introduction to psychology

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGYAREA OF STUDY 1: WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?

DISTORTIONS OF VISUAL PERCEPTION BY ILLUSIONS

http://www.trinitybolton.org/cc_files/cc_downloads/optical_illusion_mystery.pdf

DISTORTIONS OF VISUAL PERCEPTION BY ILLUSIONS

VISUAL ILLUSIONA misinterpretation (distortion or

mistake) of real sensory information

A mismatch between our perception and what we understand as reality

DISTORTIONS OF VISUAL PERCEPTION BY ILLUSIONS

VISUAL ILLUSIONThe two visual illusions we will look at in-depth include:

The Muller-Lyer IllusionThe Ames Room Illusion

THE MULLER-LYER ILLUSION

A visual illusion in which one of two lines of equal length, each of which has opposite

shaped ends, is incorrectly perceived as being longer than the other

THE MULLER-LYER ILLUSION

BEHAVIOURAL PERSPECTIVE

THE MULLER-LYER ILLUSION

How would you explain the Muller-Lyer Illusion using the;

Biological Perspective?Behavioural Perspective?Cognitive Perspective?Socio-Cultural Perspective?

Read about this on page 134-136

Learning Activity 3.29 (pg.138)

HOMEWORK

THE AMES ROOM ILLUSIONA trapezium-shaped room that is longer and higher on one side than the other. The room’s unusual shape and being restricted to the use of monocular vision to view it provides the basis for the illusion. People in the room appear larger on the right than they do on the left

THE AMES ROOM ILLUSION

THE AMES ROOM ILLUSION

CONSTRUCT YOUR OWN AMES ROOM ACTIVITY

Learning Activity 3.31 (pg.140)

HOMEWORK