AQA GCSE PSYCHOLOGY PERCEPTION QUESTIONS | TESTED AND PROVEN ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 100% (GRADE A+)

AQA GCSE PSYCHOLOGY PERCEPTION QUESTIONS |
TESTED AND PROVEN ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE
2024/2025 100% (GRADE A+)
Sensation


Ans>> Information that we receive through our senses.




Perception


Ans>> When we receive sensory information and how we interpret/make sense of it.




Depth Cue


Ans>> Source of information from the environment that assists perception of how far away

objects are and therefore perceive depth




Monocular Depth Cue


Ans>> A way of detecting depth/distance using just one eye. This allows us to judge distance

well, but not perfectly.




Height in Plane


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, Ans>> How high the object appears in the image. Objects higher up in the visual field appear

further away.




Relative Size


Ans>> How large an object appears in an image. Smaller objects in the visual field appear

further away.




Occlusion


Ans>> When one object seems to cover part of another object. Objects that obscure (hide) or

are in front of others appear to be closer.




Linear Perspective


Ans>> When straight lines are angled so they would converge (come together) at a point on the

horizon. This point is known as the vanishing point, useful if we want to show distance in a

landscape.




Binocular Depth Cue


Ans>> A type of depth cue that provides information about distance using two eyes.


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