UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
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UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY AREA OF STUDY 1: WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?
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UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY. AREA 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 ILLUSION - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
