Candidates are admitted to the examination room ten minutes before
the start of the examination. On admission to the examination room,
you are permitted to acquaint yourself with the instructions below and
to read the question paper.
Do not write anything until the invigilator informs you that you may
start the examination. You will be given five minutes at the end of the
examination to complete the front of any answer books used.
May/June 2013 PY1PC 2012/3 A 001
Multiple Choice Question Booklet
Multiple Choice Response Sheet
1 Answer Book
UNIVERSITY OF READING
PERCEPTION (PY1PC)
One and a half hours
Answer ALL questions from Section A and ONE question from Section B
Use the special Response Sheet for Section A.
Use the Answer Book for Section B
Candidates are advised to spend no more than 45 minutes on Section A.
You may not be able to complete all the questions in this time.
Candidates are advised to spend 45 minutes on Section B.Page 2
SECTIONA
Turn to the Multiple Choice Question Booklet. Record your answers on the
Multiple Choice Response Sheet provided.
SECTION B
Answer ONE question:
Why do people fail to see the true shape of the ‘Ames room'? Include
other examples to support your answer.
2. Discuss evidence that different aspects of the visual scene (such as
motion and colour) are processed separately by the visual system.
3. What can illusions tell us about somatosensory perception?
4. How can visual information affect the perception of somatosensory
information?
(End of Question Paper)
PY1PC 2012/3 A 001