Question 1

The pravocellular retinal ganglion cells would process which information about the car in your visual field?

Accepted Answer

A) Its direction of motion" 
B) Its speed" 
C) Its distance" 
D) Its shape" 
A) Its direction of motion" 
B) Its speed" 
C) Its distance" 
D) Its shape"

Question 2

Your visual system is hierarchical, in that:

Accepted Answer

A) The later stages are more important that the earlier stages" 
B) The later stages are used more infrequently that the earlier stages" 
C) Each stage is built upon earlier stages" 
D) Each stage is independent of the previous stages" 
A) The later stages are more important that the earlier stages" 
B) The later stages are used more infrequently that the earlier stages" 
C) Each stage is built upon earlier stages" 
D) Each stage is independent of the previous stages"

Question 3

Information travels from the LGN to the primary visual cortex via the:

Accepted Answer

A) Conjunctiva" 
B) Optic nerves" 
C) Optic radiations" 
D) Optic chiasms" 
A) Conjunctiva" 
B) Optic nerves" 
C) Optic radiations" 
D) Optic chiasms"

Question 4

Humans are able to make predictions about the external environment through the use of:

Accepted Answer

A) Feedback systems 
B) Rods and cones 
C) Optic nerves 
D) All of the above 
A) Feedback systems 
B) Rods and cones 
C) Optic nerves 
D) All of the above

Question 5

Damage to the lower levels of the visual system will result in loss of perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What does it mean to say that perception is "active?" Give examples of how expectations and instructions influence perception.

Accepted Answer

When we say that perception is "active,"

Question 7

Humans only attend to a small part of their environment at a time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are the main parts of the eye and what are their functions?

Accepted Answer

The human eye is a complex organ that al

Question 9

Parvocellular retinal ganglion cells are ____ than magnocellular retinal ganglion cells.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Parvocellular retinal ganglion cells are ____ than...

Question 10

What percentage of the human brain is dedicated to vision?

Accepted Answer

A) 15% 
B) 30% 
C) 5% 
D) 60% 
A) 15% 
B) 30% 
C) 5% 
D) 60%

Question 11

The blind spot is in an area of the retina where there are no photoreceptors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Making assumptions about the state of world we see is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Unconscious inference 
B) Prosopagnosia 
C) Change blindness 
D) Hemineglect 
A) Unconscious inference 
B) Prosopagnosia 
C) Change blindness 
D) Hemineglect

Question 13

Blobs are cells in the primary visual cortex that process input relating to:

Accepted Answer

A) Color 
B) Form 
C) Brightness 
D) Movement 
A) Color 
B) Form 
C) Brightness 
D) Movement

Question 14

The neurons in the primary visual cortex that respond to edges at any location in the visual field are:

Accepted Answer

A) Magnocells" 
B) Simple cells" 
C) Complex cells" 
D) Parvocells" 
A) Magnocells" 
B) Simple cells" 
C) Complex cells" 
D) Parvocells"

Question 15

In higher stages of visual processing, more neurons respond to specific stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Describe the flow of the visual system and how the processing of information changes with each step.

Accepted Answer

The visual system begins with the recept

Question 17

A primary function on the dorsal visual stream is to decipher ___ objects are.

Accepted Answer

A) How fast" 
B) How large" 
C) Where" 
D) What" 
A) How fast" 
B) How large" 
C) Where" 
D) What"

Question 18

When there is no external stimuli, your brain starts providing:

Accepted Answer

A) Extra rods and cones" 
B) More blood to the eyes" 
C) Internal stimuli" 
D) Extra-sensory perception" 
A) Extra rods and cones" 
B) More blood to the eyes" 
C) Internal stimuli" 
D) Extra-sensory perception"

Question 19

The scientist _____ showed with the use of sparks that perception of motion is not simply a change in position over time.

Accepted Answer

A) David Huber" 
B) Sigmund Freud" 
C) Sigmund Exner" 
D) Torsten Wiesel" 
A) David Huber" 
B) Sigmund Freud" 
C) Sigmund Exner" 
D) Torsten Wiesel"

Question 20

The _____ focuses light onto the retina.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ focuses light onto the retina....

The pravocellular retinal ganglion cells would process which information about the car in your visual field?

Your visual system is hierarchical, in that:

Information travels from the LGN to the primary visual cortex via the:

Humans are able to make predictions about the external environment through the use of:

Damage to the lower levels of the visual system will result in loss of perception.

What does it mean to say that perception is "active?" Give examples of how expectations and instructions influence perception.

Humans only attend to a small part of their environment at a time.

What are the main parts of the eye and what are their functions?

Parvocellular retinal ganglion cells are ____ than magnocellular retinal ganglion cells.

What percentage of the human brain is dedicated to vision?

The blind spot is in an area of the retina where there are no photoreceptors.

Making assumptions about the state of world we see is called:

Blobs are cells in the primary visual cortex that process input relating to:

The neurons in the primary visual cortex that respond to edges at any location in the visual field are:

In higher stages of visual processing, more neurons respond to specific stimuli.

Describe the flow of the visual system and how the processing of information changes with each step.

A primary function on the dorsal visual stream is to decipher ___ objects are.

When there is no external stimuli, your brain starts providing:

The scientist _____ showed with the use of sparks that perception of motion is not simply a change in position over time.

The _____ focuses light onto the retina.

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Exam 5: Vision

The pravocellular retinal ganglion cells would process which information about the car in your visual field?

Your visual system is hierarchical, in that:

Information travels from the LGN to the primary visual cortex via the:

Humans are able to make predictions about the external environment through the use of:

Damage to the lower levels of the visual system will result in loss of perception.

What does it mean to say that perception is "active?" Give examples of how expectations and instructions influence perception.

Humans only attend to a small part of their environment at a time.

What are the main parts of the eye and what are their functions?

Parvocellular retinal ganglion cells are ____ than magnocellular retinal ganglion cells.

What percentage of the human brain is dedicated to vision?

The blind spot is in an area of the retina where there are no photoreceptors.

Making assumptions about the state of world we see is called:

Blobs are cells in the primary visual cortex that process input relating to:

The neurons in the primary visual cortex that respond to edges at any location in the visual field are:

In higher stages of visual processing, more neurons respond to specific stimuli.

Describe the flow of the visual system and how the processing of information changes with each step.

A primary function on the dorsal visual stream is to decipher ___ objects are.

When there is no external stimuli, your brain starts providing:

The scientist _____ showed with the use of sparks that perception of motion is not simply a change in position over time.

The _____ focuses light onto the retina.

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The Brain and Nervous System

Neurons and Synapses

Neuroplasticity

Other Senses

The Motor System

Attention and Consciousness

Memory

Sleep

Language and Lateralization

Decision Making

Emotions

Motivation and Reward

Social Cognition

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

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