Visual Illusions (AQA GCSE Psychology): Exam Questions

‘Fiction’ is one explanation for why people see visual illusions.

Which of the following visual illusions is an example of fiction?

Choose one correct answer.

Which is the best explanation for the visual illusion known as Rubin’s vase?

Choose one correct answer.

Sketch the Müller-Lyer illusion.

Outline how psychologists explain the Müller-Lyer illusion.

Some visual illusions are images that can be interpreted in more than one way.

Which one of the following explains how this can occur?

Figure 2: The Necker cube illusion

Figure 2 shows the Necker cube illusion.

Outline how psychologists would explain the Necker cube illusion.

Which is the best explanation for the visual illusion known as the Ames room?

Sketch the Müller-Lyer illusion.

Outline how psychologists would explain the Müller-Lyer illusion.

Which is the best explanation for the visual illusion known as the ‘Necker cube’?