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
A 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 ILLUSION
The two visual illusions we will look at in-depth
include:
The Muller-Lyer Illusion
The 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
HOMEWORK
Learning Activity 3.29 (pg.138)
THE AMES ROOM ILLUSION
A 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
HOMEWORK
Learning Activity 3.31 (pg.140)