Question 1

The wavelength of light is most closely associated with the perception of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Brightness
B)  Depth
C)  Color
D)  IntensityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The ___ is the transparent outer coat of the front of the eye.

Accepted Answer

A)  cornea
B)  pupil
C)  iris
D)  scleraE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Individuals with neglect symptoms are aware that they do not detect stimuli in part of the visual field.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The ___ is an area on the retina from which a ganglion cell receives inputs.

Accepted Answer

A)  receptive area
B)  receptive field
C)  retinal disparity
D)  magnocellular zoneE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

The unit of measurement of wavelengths of visible light is the ___,which corresponds to a ___ of a meter.

Accepted Answer

A)  nanometer,billionth
B)  manometer,trillionth
C)  nanometer,trillionth
D)  nano-nanometer,billionth
E)  ranometer,millionthF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Wavelength is coded in ___,and color is coded in ___ .

Accepted Answer

A)  V4,V1
B)  V4,V4
C)  V1,V1
D)  V1,V4E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 7

Describe what happens when light strikes a photoreceptor.Include the effects on photopigments and release of transmitter by photoreceptors.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

A ganglion cell receiving input from ___has the smallest receptive field.

Accepted Answer

A)  rods in the periphery of the retina
B)  rods 20 degrees from the fovea
C)  cones in the fovea
D)  cones outside the foveaE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following is not a function of the parvocellular visual system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Color perception
B)  Visual acuity
C)  Response to brief stimulation
D)  Movement perceptionE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

The cells or circuits responsible for facial recognition:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reflect hard wiring from natural selection
B)  Are found in the fusiform face area
C)  Show some changes in response due to learning
D)  All of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The human eye is an organ specialized for the detection of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ultraviolet radiation
B)  Infrared radiation
C)  Color wavelengths
D)  All of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Agnosia results from damage to:

Accepted Answer

A)  A part of the fusiform sulcus
B)  The V5/MT area
C)  The inferior temporal cortex
D)  A part of the fusiform gyrusE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Retinal disparity is produced when images of an object are at the same location on the two retinas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Color blindness is typically due to an autoimmune disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The individual colors emitted by dots on a television or computer monitor were selected as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Modular processing
B)  Trichromatic theory
C)  Opponent process theory
D)  Hierarchical processingE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following statements best describes rods?

Accepted Answer

A)  High visual acuity
B)  Wavelength sensitive
C)  More numerous at the center of the retina
D)  Functional in dimly lit environmentsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Color constancy is a the result of activity in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Area V4
B)  Area V2
C)  Area V5/MT
D)  The fusiform gyrusE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

When light strikes a molecule of photopigment,the photoreceptor undergoes:

Accepted Answer

A)  An action potential,for any intensity of light
B)  Release of neurotransmitter
C)  Depolarization
D)  A decrease in the release of a neurotransmitterE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Hubel and Wiesel shared a Nobel Prize for their research on visual cortical cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The ___ is a neuron in the visual cortex that responds best to a line or an edge with a particular orientation,and will continue to respond if the line or edge moves within a limited range.

Accepted Answer

A)  simple cell
B)  complex cell
C)  ganglion motion cell
D)  hypercomplex cellE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 10: Vision and Visual Perception

Which of the following is not a function of the parvocellular visual system?

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The wavelength of light is most closely associated with the perception of:

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The ___ is the transparent outer coat of the front of the eye.

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The cells or circuits responsible for facial recognition:

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The unit of measurement of wavelengths of visible light is the ___,which corresponds to a ___ of a meter.

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Describe what happens when light strikes a photoreceptor.Include the effects on photopigments and release of transmitter by photoreceptors.

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The ___ is a neuron in the visual cortex that responds best to a line or an edge with a particular orientation,and will continue to respond if the line or edge moves within a limited range.

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The individual colors emitted by dots on a television or computer monitor were selected as a result of:

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Individuals with neglect symptoms are aware that they do not detect stimuli in part of the visual field.

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The human eye is an organ specialized for the detection of:

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Wavelength is coded in ___,and color is coded in ___ .

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Retinal disparity is produced when images of an object are at the same location on the two retinas.

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Hubel and Wiesel shared a Nobel Prize for their research on visual cortical cells.

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Agnosia results from damage to:

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Color constancy is a the result of activity in:

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Which of the following statements best describes rods?

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Color blindness is typically due to an autoimmune disorder.

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When light strikes a molecule of photopigment,the photoreceptor undergoes:

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The ___ is an area on the retina from which a ganglion cell receives inputs.

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A ganglion cell receiving input from ___has the smallest receptive field.

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