9A Errors of Sight

Question 1

Muller-Lyer Illusion

Answer 1

The Müller-Lyer illusion is the misinterpretation of two lines of equal length, each with different-shaped ends

Question 2

Visual agnosia

Answer 2

visual agnosia is the impairment to recognise familiar visual stimuli

Question 3

Apperceptive Visual agnosia

Answer 3

Someone with apperceptive visual agnosia cannot process or perceive certain stimuli

Question 4

Associative Visual Agnosia

Answer 4

Someone with associative visual agnosia can perceive familiar objects but cannot translate that perception into recognition

Question 5

Prosopagnosia

Answer 5

Prosopagnosia is the inability to recognise the faces of familiar people, despite having no memory loss or impaired visual sensation