A teacher shows her class a triangle containing the words 'PARIS IN THE THE SPRING', with the second 'THE' on a new line. Most students read the phrase as 'Paris in the spring' and do not notice the repeated word.
Explain how expectation affected the students' perception.
52 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 8.1 Perception, covering 8.1.1 Depth cues, illusions and constancies, 8.1.2 Direct Theory of Perception (Gibson, 1996), 8.1.3 Constructivist Theory of Perception (Gregory, 1970), and 8.1.4 Effects on perceptual set. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.