Question 1

The highest density of , or color-sensitive photoreceptors, can be found in the of the retina.

Accepted Answer

A)  cones ; fovea 
B)  cones ; periphery 
C)  rods ; fovea 
D)  rods ; periphery 
A)  cones ; fovea 
B)  cones ; periphery 
C)  rods ; fovea 
D)  rods ; periphery

Question 2

Which of the following is a documented asymmetry in the olfactory system?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of receptor types in the left olfactory epithelium is 10 times greater than in the right olfactory epithelium. 
B)  The cortical volume of the primary olfactory cortex is larger on the right side than on the left in right-handed people. 
C)  The nasal passage in one nostril is larger than the other nostril, and this switches back and forth every few hours. 
D)  Although the left nostril projects to both the left and right cerebral hemispheres, the right nostril projects only to the right hemisphere. 
A)  The number of receptor types in the left olfactory epithelium is 10 times greater than in the right olfactory epithelium. 
B)  The cortical volume of the primary olfactory cortex is larger on the right side than on the left in right-handed people. 
C)  The nasal passage in one nostril is larger than the other nostril, and this switches back and forth every few hours. 
D)  Although the left nostril projects to both the left and right cerebral hemispheres, the right nostril projects only to the right hemisphere.

Question 3

A patient who has a focal brain injury to the human analog of area MT would demonstrate all of the following for visually presented stimuli EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  accurate shape discrimination. 
B)  accurate velocity discrimination. 
C)  accurate hue discrimination. 
D)  accurate object recognition. 
A)  accurate shape discrimination. 
B)  accurate velocity discrimination. 
C)  accurate hue discrimination. 
D)  accurate object recognition.

Question 4

Injury to all of the following brain areas EXCEPT will result in a scotoma.

Accepted Answer

A)  MT 
B)  V1 
C)  LGN lateral geniculate nucleus) 
D)  Brodmann area 17 
A)  MT 
B)  V1 
C)  LGN lateral geniculate nucleus) 
D)  Brodmann area 17

Question 5

A selective loss of motion perception is called

Accepted Answer

A)  achromatopsia. 
B)  anomia. 
C)  akinetopsia. 
D)  agnosia. 
A)  achromatopsia. 
B)  anomia. 
C)  akinetopsia. 
D)  agnosia.

The highest density of , or color-sensitive photoreceptors, can be found in the of the retina.

Which of the following is a documented asymmetry in the olfactory system?

A patient who has a focal brain injury to the human analog of area MT would demonstrate all of the following for visually presented stimuli EXCEPT

Injury to all of the following brain areas EXCEPT will result in a scotoma.

A selective loss of motion perception is called

A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

Hemispheric Specialization

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Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

The highest density of , or color-sensitive photoreceptors, can be found in the of the retina.

Which of the following is a documented asymmetry in the olfactory system?

A patient who has a focal brain injury to the human analog of area MT would demonstrate all of the following for visually presented stimuli EXCEPT

Injury to all of the following brain areas EXCEPT will result in a scotoma.

A selective loss of motion perception is called

A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

Hemispheric Specialization

Object Recognition

Attention

Action

Memory

Emotion

Language

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

Consciousness, Free Will, and the Law

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