Illusion is: September 2007: (A) A false unshaken belief not keeping one's sociaocultural background, (B) Perception without stimuli, (C) Abnormal perception by a sensory misinterpretation of actual stimulus, (D) Fear of closed spaces
Answer is C. Ans. C: Abnormal perception by a sensory misinterpretation of actual stimulusIllusion is an abnormal perception caused by a sensory misinterpretation of actual stimulus, sometimes precipitated by strong emotion, e.g. fear provoking a person to imagine they have seen an intruder in the shadows.