Paper 1: Cognition and behaviour June 2025, Question 7 1 mark
Some visual illusions are images that can be interpreted in more than one way.
Which one of the following explains how this can occur?
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AQA 8182 Visual illusions 8 questions
Paper 1: Cognition and behaviour June 2024, Question 10 4 marks
10.1
[1]
Sketch the Ponzo illusion.
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10.2
[3]
Outline how psychologists explain the Ponzo illusion.
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Paper 1: Cognition and behaviour June 2023, Question 8 1 mark
‘Fiction’ is one explanation for why people see visual illusions.
Which of the following visual illusions is an example of fiction?
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Paper 1: Cognition and behaviour November 2021, Question 11 3 marks
Figure 2 shows the Necker cube illusion.
Outline how psychologists would explain the Necker cube illusion.
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Paper 1: Cognition and behaviour November 2020, Question 9 1 mark
Which is the best explanation for the visual illusion known as the Ames room?
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Paper 1: Cognition and behaviour November 2020, Question 11 4 marks
11.1
[1]
Sketch the Müller-Lyer illusion.
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11.2
[3]
Outline how psychologists would explain the Müller-Lyer illusion.
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Paper 1: Cognition and behaviour June 2019, Question 7 1 mark
Which is the best explanation for the visual illusion known as the ‘Necker cube’? Shade one box.
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Paper 1: Cognition and behaviour June 2019, Question 10 4 marks
People often incorrectly think the two horizontal lines in the Ponzo illusion are of different lengths.
Use your knowledge of Gregory’s constructivist theory of perception to explain the Ponzo illusion shown in Figure 1.
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