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completing your selected experiment, you will reflect on your experience and connect it to concepts in cognitive psychology and real-world situations.

Complete one of the following experiments and read the corresponding information about it:

Ponzo Illusion (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/ponzo-illusion) Müller-Lyer Illusion (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/mueller-lyer) Kanizsa Triangle (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/kanizsa-triangle) Necker Cube (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/necker-cube)

Note: The Time Estimate to complete each experiment is about 5-8 minutes; you only

RESOURCES Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

College of the Canyons. (n.d.). Chapter 10: Perception. (https://www.canyons.edu/_resources/documents/academics/onlinee ducation/Psych126TextbookFinalV1_2.pdf) In College of the Canyons, Psych 126: Cognitive psychology (pp. 224-240). College of the Canyons. https://www.canyons.edu/_resources/documents/academics/on lineeducation/Psych126TextbookFinalV1_2.pdf

Time Estimate: 25 minutes

Note: The link provided for this resource will take you to the full PDF text with a hyperlinked Table of Contents. To review the assigned chapter, locate it in the Table of Contents and click the chapter title to begin reading.

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VISUAL PERCEPTION EXPERIMENTS

For this Discussion, you will complete a visual perception experiment of your choice. Each experiment demonstrates key ideas about how we perceive and process information. After completing your selected experiment, you will reflect on your experience and connect it to concepts in cognitive psychology and real-world situations.

RESOURCES Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

Reading

College of the Canyons. (n.d.). Chapter 10: Perception. (https://www.canyons.edu/_resources/documents/academics/onli needucation/Psych126TextbookFinalV1_2.pdf) In College of the Canyons, Psych 126: Cognitive psychology (pp. 224-240). College of the Canyons. https://www.canyons.edu/_resources/documents/academics/onl ineeducation/Psych126TextbookFinalV1_2.pdf

Time Estimate: 25 minutes

Note: The link provided for this resource will take you to the full PDF text with a hyperlinked Table of Contents. To review the assigned chapter, locate it in the Table of Contents and click the chapter title to begin reading.

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processes. Provide the foundation or rationale for the question.

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AP Allyson Pope

I completed the Müller-Lyer illusion experiment from the Illusions Index. In this experiment, I compared two horizontal lines with arrow shapes on each end and decided which line looked longer. Even though both lines were the same length, the direction of the arrows made one appear longer than the other. This experiment focuses on visual perception, particularly how contextual cues affect how we judge size and distance.

The experiment was simple to use, but it was still challenging in an unexpected way. Even when I knew the lines were equal, I continued to see one as longer. To be sure, I had to cover the arrows on both ends of the lines. Once the arrows were hidden, it became clear that the lines were the same length. This showed how strongly my brain depended on the surrounding visual cues.

What surprised me most was how powerful the illusion remained. I assumed that understanding the illusion would weaken its effect, but it didn’t. My perception stayed the same no matter how aware I was.

A similar effect can happen in everyday life while driving, especially on roads with converging lane markings or long dashed lines. These visual cues can make distances seem shorter or longer than they really are, which can affect how fast or how far away something appears. Like the Müller-Lyer illusion, the brain uses visual context to interpret space, even when that interpretation isn’t fully accurate.

https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/mueller-lyer

Savannah Aislin Saxton Weatherill

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Complete one of the following experiments and read the corresponding information about it:

Ponzo Illusion (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/ponzo-illusion) Müller-Lyer Illusion (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/mueller-lyer) Kanizsa Triangle (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/kanizsa-triangle) Necker Cube (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/necker-cube)

Note: The Time Estimate to complete each experiment is about 5-8 minutes; you only need to complete one.

If you encounter any barriers while completing your selected experiment, please contact your Instructor for support.

Then, post a 200- to 250-word response in which you:

Identify the experiment you completed and briefly describe the task, including the cognitive process(es) it was designed to explore (e.g., visual, depth, and light and size perception). Briefly describe your experience with the experiment you selected by addressing the following:

Did you find anything particularly challenging about interacting with the experiment? If yes, please explain. If not, explain why you think that is. Did you find anything particularly surprising about this experiment? If yes, please explain. If not, explain why you think that is.

Considering the visual perception effect you saw in your experiment, describe a situation in which this effect might occur in everyday life.

To demonstrate what you learned this week, be sure to support your work by referring to specific information from the learning resources. Cite and reference the sources you used.

Be sure to review the Week 2 Discussion Rubric to understand the specific grading criteria your Instructor will use to evaluate your work.

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completing your selected experiment, you will reflect on your experience and connect it to concepts in cognitive psychology and real-world situations.

Complete one of the following experiments and read the corresponding information about it:

Ponzo Illusion (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/ponzo-illusion) Müller-Lyer Illusion (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/mueller-lyer) Kanizsa Triangle (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/kanizsa-triangle) Necker Cube (https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/necker-cube)

Note: The Time Estimate to complete each experiment is about 5-8 minutes; you only

RESOURCES Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

College of the Canyons. (n.d.). Chapter 10: Perception. (https://www.canyons.edu/_resources/documents/academics/onlinee ducation/Psych126TextbookFinalV1_2.pdf) In College of the Canyons, Psych 126: Cognitive psychology (pp. 224-240). College of the Canyons. https://www.canyons.edu/_resources/documents/academics/on lineeducation/Psych126TextbookFinalV1_2.pdf

Time Estimate: 25 minutes

Note: The link provided for this resource will take you to the full PDF text with a hyperlinked Table of Contents. To review the assigned chapter, locate it in the Table of Contents and click the chapter title to begin reading.

Reading 

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