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Visual Cues & Constancies (AQA GCSE Psychology): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8182

32 mins12 questions
1a
1 mark

Name one binocular depth cue

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1b
2 marks

Explain how the binocular depth cue you have identified in question (a) helps us to perceive how far away objects are.

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2
1 mark

Name one monocular depth cue.

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3
4 marks

Alex is playing catch. The person throwing the ball is very close to him.

Explain how retinal disparity helps Alex perceive the depth of the ball thrown directly towards him.

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4
1 mark

Name one binocular depth cue.

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5
4 marks

Figure 1

Black and white view of the Eiffel Tower at sunrise, silhouetted against the sky, with people walking and gathering on a plaza in the foreground

Briefly outline two of the monocular depth cues shown in Figure 1.

Explain how each cue you have identified helps us to perceive the distance of objects in this image.

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6a
2 marks

Figure 1

Illustration of a straight road stretching into the distance. Car A is large and near the bottom of the image, in the foreground, and partly covers the road behind it. Car B is smaller, higher up in the image and further along the road. The edges of the road converge as they recede.

Read the following information.

20 people were shown Figure 1 and asked whether Car A or Car B was further away in this image.

18 people said that Car B was further away.

Calculate the percentage of people who said Car B was further away.

Show your workings.

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6b
2 marks

Name two monocular depth cues that are present in Figure 1.

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6c
4 marks

Explain how both of the monocular depth cues you have named in Question 6b help people to perceive the distance of the cars in Figure 1.

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7
1 mark

Which one of the following is a description of occlusion?

  • Distant objects are seen or shown as being higher in the visual field compared to items that are nearer.

  • The larger objects in the visual field appear to be closer than the smaller objects.

  • Where an object covers part of another object in the visual field, it appears to be closer.

  • Where parallel lines appear to meet in the visual field, they are seen to be further away.

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8
4 marks

Read the following information.

Following eye surgery, Ava wears an eye patch to cover her left eye for one week. She notices that wearing the eye patch makes her clumsy and she often bumps into furniture as she moves around her house.

Outline one binocular depth cue that affects how people judge distance.

Refer to Ava’s experience in your answer.

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9
1 mark

Objects that are closer in your visual field appear larger than those that are further away.

Which one of the following causes this?

  • Convergence

  • Height in plane

  • Linear perspective

  • Occlusion

  • Relative size

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10
1 mark

Objects that are closer in your visual field can cover part of another object that is further away.

Which one of the following causes this?

  • Convergence

  • Height in plane

  • Linear perspective

  • Occlusion

  • Relative size

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11
2 marks

Which two of the following are binocular depth cues?

A

Convergence

B

Height in plane

C

Linear perspective

D

Relative size

E

Retinal disparity

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12
2 marks

Name two monocular depth cues.

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