Perception and Illusions: Fresh Take

  • Describe examples of Gestalt principles
  • Understand multimodal perception
  • Give examples of multimodal and crossmodal behavioral effects
  • Explain how and why psychologists use illusions
  • Discuss real-life examples of the Ebbinghaus illusion

Illusions

Watch this CrashCourse video for a good overview of perception and illusions:

You can view the transcript for “Perceiving is Believing: Crash Course Psychology #7” here (opens in new window).