Distortions of Perception (VCE SSCE Psychology): Flashcards

Perception consistently differs from objective reality

Visual illusions & neurological conditions (agnosia)

Blue & black OR white & gold (actual: blue & black)

Two equal lines w/ different ends (arrowheads vs feathertails)

Familiarity w/ rectangular buildings affects perception

Right trapezoid (not rectangular)

Cannot perceive OR copy drawings of stimuli

Can copy drawings but cannot recognise/name objects

Inability to recognise familiar faces (face blindness)

Apperceptive: parietal & occipital; Associative: temporal