Psychology GCSE
Cues misapplied by the perceptual system
What Cues misapplied by the perceptual system means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Depth cues used wrongly, as in the Ponzo illusion, where converging lines make two identical horizontal lines look different in length.
Topics that use Cues misapplied by the perceptual system
- Perception (AQA GCSE)
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