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Unit 3 – Sensation and Perception
Topic 3.1
In context of visual sensation, how do optical illusions illustrate perceptual constancy?
They show how easily humans can misunderstand visual stimuli.
They prove our eyes are unreliable and easily tricked by simple images.
Optical illusions manipulate our perception while maintaining consistency with objects' characteristics despite changes in visual stimuli exposure like size, shape or color.
They demonstrate that humans can see things that don't exist.
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AP Psychology - 3.1 Principles of Sensation
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