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UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGYAREA OF STUDY 1: WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?
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DISTORTIONS OF VISUAL PERCEPTION BY ILLUSIONS
http://www.trinitybolton.org/cc_files/cc_downloads/optical_illusion_mystery.pdf
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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
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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
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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
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THE MULLER-LYER ILLUSION
BEHAVIOURAL PERSPECTIVE
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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
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Learning Activity 3.29 (pg.138)
HOMEWORK
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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
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THE AMES ROOM ILLUSION
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THE AMES ROOM ILLUSION
CONSTRUCT YOUR OWN AMES ROOM ACTIVITY
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Learning Activity 3.31 (pg.140)
HOMEWORK