Question 1

What role do the muscles connected to the lens play in focusing on near or distant objects?

Accepted Answer

A) They contract to decrease pupil size. 
B) They dilate to open the pupil. 
C) They contract to change the shape of the lens. 
D) They contract to change the shape of the cornea. 
A) They contract to decrease pupil size. 
B) They dilate to open the pupil. 
C) They contract to change the shape of the lens. 
D) They contract to change the shape of the cornea.

Question 2

Which of the following could occur in a person with partial color blindness?

Accepted Answer

A) An inability to correctly discriminate a traffic light signal 
B) An inability to detect movement at the periphery of vision 
C) Poor dark adaptation 
D) Perception of the world as composed of only blues and yellows 
A) An inability to correctly discriminate a traffic light signal 
B) An inability to detect movement at the periphery of vision 
C) Poor dark adaptation 
D) Perception of the world as composed of only blues and yellows

Question 3

When Celia tried to make use of old cans of paint by mixing them,she had expected to end up with a dramatic and bold hybrid color but instead the mixture became darker and darker in color.The colors were lost because mixing paints results in ___.

Accepted Answer

A) wavelengths that are reflected but cancelled out 
B) more wavelengths being absorbed 
C) less light being emitted from the mixture 
D) subtractive effects 
A) wavelengths that are reflected but cancelled out 
B) more wavelengths being absorbed 
C) less light being emitted from the mixture 
D) subtractive effects

Question 4

Object agnosia involves:

Accepted Answer

A) An inability to recognize objects 
B) Deficient visual acuity 
C) Lesions between VI and V2 cortices 
D) Failure to integrate bilateral visual input 
A) An inability to recognize objects 
B) Deficient visual acuity 
C) Lesions between VI and V2 cortices 
D) Failure to integrate bilateral visual input

Question 5

Axons from the ___ of the retina cross over to the opposite side of the brain at the optic chiasm while the axons from the ___ stay on the same side of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) nasal area,foveal area 
B) temporal area,nasal area 
C) foveal area,peripheral area 
D) nasal area,temporal area 
A) nasal area,foveal area 
B) temporal area,nasal area 
C) foveal area,peripheral area 
D) nasal area,temporal area

Question 6

The ventral stream of visual information is involved in prosopagnosia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Your grandmother has had a stroke and doesn't recognize his face,but she does recognize his voice.It sounds like your grandmother has developed:

Accepted Answer

A) Capgras' syndrome 
B) Object agnosia 
C) Alzheimer's 
D) Prosopagnosia 
A) Capgras' syndrome 
B) Object agnosia 
C) Alzheimer's 
D) Prosopagnosia

Question 8

Blindsight involves:

Accepted Answer

A) Ability to respond to visual stimuli that are not consciously seen 
B) Damage to V1 
C) Information passing through the superior colliculus directly to the cortex 
D) All of the above 
A) Ability to respond to visual stimuli that are not consciously seen 
B) Damage to V1 
C) Information passing through the superior colliculus directly to the cortex 
D) All of the above

Question 9

The most impressive results in restoring lost vision for people suffering from retinitis pigmentosa have come from ___.

Accepted Answer

A) gene transplantation to treat a photopigment deficiency 
B) transplanting hippocampal stem cells into the retina 
C) implanting fetal retinal cells into adult retinas 
D) implanting fetal stem cells into adult retinas 
A) gene transplantation to treat a photopigment deficiency 
B) transplanting hippocampal stem cells into the retina 
C) implanting fetal retinal cells into adult retinas 
D) implanting fetal stem cells into adult retinas

Question 10

Partially colorblind individuals have a subset of rods that are not functioning properly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Loss of the peripheral cells of the retina would produce which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Improved sight under dim conditions 
B) Poor vision under dim lighting conditions 
C) Poorer discrimination of colors 
D) Improved ability to track movement 
A) Improved sight under dim conditions 
B) Poor vision under dim lighting conditions 
C) Poorer discrimination of colors 
D) Improved ability to track movement

Question 12

Symptoms of neglect include:

Accepted Answer

A) One-sided inattention 
B) Global inattention 
C) Spatial agnosia 
D) Agnosia for movement 
A) One-sided inattention 
B) Global inattention 
C) Spatial agnosia 
D) Agnosia for movement

Question 13

Elderly drivers may be impaired in their ability to take in information regarding movement.Based on what you now know,you might surmise that elderly drivers may have lost some function in their:

Accepted Answer

A) Parvocellular system 
B) Complex cell system 
C) Cerebellum 
D) Magnocellular system 
A) Parvocellular system 
B) Complex cell system 
C) Cerebellum 
D) Magnocellular system

Question 14

In the retina,amacrine cells:

Accepted Answer

A) Connect photoreceptors to ganglion cells 
B) Help combine information from adjacent bipolar cells 
C) Connect adjacent ganglion cells 
D) Are found in the amacrine cell layer 
A) Connect photoreceptors to ganglion cells 
B) Help combine information from adjacent bipolar cells 
C) Connect adjacent ganglion cells 
D) Are found in the amacrine cell layer

Question 15

When light strikes photoreceptors,which of the following does not take place in bipolar cells?

Accepted Answer

A) More transmitter substance is released. 
B) The bipolar cell is less inhibited. 
C) The bipolar cell is depolarized. 
D) They in turn hyperpolarize the photoreceptors. 
A) More transmitter substance is released. 
B) The bipolar cell is less inhibited. 
C) The bipolar cell is depolarized. 
D) They in turn hyperpolarize the photoreceptors.

Question 16

The ability to perceive that an object is the same color despite different lighting conditions is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Visual constancy 
B) Color agnosia 
C) Retinal disparity 
D) Color constancy 
A) Visual constancy 
B) Color agnosia 
C) Retinal disparity 
D) Color constancy

Question 17

The firing of action potentials in the visual system are first observed in the:

Accepted Answer

A) Ganglion cells 
B) Bipolar cells 
C) Horizontal cells 
D) Photoreceptors 
A) Ganglion cells 
B) Bipolar cells 
C) Horizontal cells 
D) Photoreceptors

Question 18

The rods mediate fine acuity vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The point in the brain where axons from the retina cross over to the other side of the brain is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) Pituitary cortex 
B) Inferior colliculus 
C) Optic chiasm 
D) Optic cross 
A) Pituitary cortex 
B) Inferior colliculus 
C) Optic chiasm 
D) Optic cross

Question 20

A patient with neglect symptoms will typically:

Accepted Answer

A) Ignore the left half of the body 
B) Ignore the right half of the body 
C) Have nerve damage to medial portions of the spinal cord 
D) Have agnosia for movement bilaterally 
A) Ignore the left half of the body 
B) Ignore the right half of the body 
C) Have nerve damage to medial portions of the spinal cord 
D) Have agnosia for movement bilaterally

What role do the muscles connected to the lens play in focusing on near or distant objects?

Which of the following could occur in a person with partial color blindness?

When Celia tried to make use of old cans of paint by mixing them,she had expected to end up with a dramatic and bold hybrid color but instead the mixture became darker and darker in color.The colors were lost because mixing paints results in ___.

Object agnosia involves:

Axons from the _ of the retina cross over to the opposite side of the brain at the optic chiasm while the axons from the _ stay on the same side of the brain.

The ventral stream of visual information is involved in prosopagnosia.

Your grandmother has had a stroke and doesn't recognize his face,but she does recognize his voice.It sounds like your grandmother has developed:

Blindsight involves:

The most impressive results in restoring lost vision for people suffering from retinitis pigmentosa have come from ___.

Partially colorblind individuals have a subset of rods that are not functioning properly.

Loss of the peripheral cells of the retina would produce which of the following?

Symptoms of neglect include:

Elderly drivers may be impaired in their ability to take in information regarding movement.Based on what you now know,you might surmise that elderly drivers may have lost some function in their:

In the retina,amacrine cells:

When light strikes photoreceptors,which of the following does not take place in bipolar cells?

The ability to perceive that an object is the same color despite different lighting conditions is known as:

The firing of action potentials in the visual system are first observed in the:

The rods mediate fine acuity vision.

The point in the brain where axons from the retina cross over to the other side of the brain is called the:

A patient with neglect symptoms will typically:

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Psychological Disorders

Sleep and Consciousness

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Exam 10: Vision and Visual Perception

What role do the muscles connected to the lens play in focusing on near or distant objects?

Which of the following could occur in a person with partial color blindness?

When Celia tried to make use of old cans of paint by mixing them,she had expected to end up with a dramatic and bold hybrid color but instead the mixture became darker and darker in color.The colors were lost because mixing paints results in ___.

Object agnosia involves:

Axons from the ___ of the retina cross over to the opposite side of the brain at the optic chiasm while the axons from the ___ stay on the same side of the brain.

The ventral stream of visual information is involved in prosopagnosia.

Your grandmother has had a stroke and doesn't recognize his face,but she does recognize his voice.It sounds like your grandmother has developed:

Blindsight involves:

The most impressive results in restoring lost vision for people suffering from retinitis pigmentosa have come from ___.

Partially colorblind individuals have a subset of rods that are not functioning properly.

Loss of the peripheral cells of the retina would produce which of the following?

Symptoms of neglect include:

Elderly drivers may be impaired in their ability to take in information regarding movement.Based on what you now know,you might surmise that elderly drivers may have lost some function in their:

In the retina,amacrine cells:

When light strikes photoreceptors,which of the following does not take place in bipolar cells?

The ability to perceive that an object is the same color despite different lighting conditions is known as:

The firing of action potentials in the visual system are first observed in the:

The rods mediate fine acuity vision.

The point in the brain where axons from the retina cross over to the other side of the brain is called the:

A patient with neglect symptoms will typically:

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Psychological Disorders

Sleep and Consciousness

Filters

Axons from the _ of the retina cross over to the opposite side of the brain at the optic chiasm while the axons from the _ stay on the same side of the brain.