A nursing instructor is explaining the difference between illusion and hallucination.Which examples provided by students in the class indicate an illusion? (Select all that apply.)

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Illusions are misperceptions of real sensory stimuli. A car backfiring being perceived as gunfire, the television news being perceived as someone talking to you, and a spot on the wall being perceived as a spider are all examples of illusions because there is a real sensory stimulus that is being misperceived. Hallucinations, on the other hand, are perceptions in the absence of real sensory stimuli, so hearing God's voice directing you to drive your car off the road and seeing your dead spouse smile at you from a flower are examples of hallucinations.

A Nursing Instructor Is Explaining the Difference Between Illusion and Hallucination.Which