Question 1

The "red eye" that appears in some flash photography results from the​

Accepted Answer

A) distortion of the eye's color by the aqueous and vitreous humors. 
B) scattering of light from the iris of the eye. 
C) reflection from the red epithelium behind the retina. 
D) rich blood supply of the retina. 
A) distortion of the eye's color by the aqueous and vitreous humors. 
B) scattering of light from the iris of the eye. 
C) reflection from the red epithelium behind the retina. 
D) rich blood supply of the retina.

Question 2

Colorblind people actually do see color,but they will match colors differently than people who have typical trichromatic vision.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The small pit within the macula,specialized for detailed vision,is known as the​

Accepted Answer

A) optic disk. 
B) epithelium. 
C) fovea. 
D) inner plexiform layer. 
A) optic disk. 
B) epithelium. 
C) fovea. 
D) inner plexiform layer.

Question 4

What is the main effect of lateral inhibition in the bipolar cells of the retina?​

Accepted Answer

A) Color contrast is produced. 
B) Edges or boundaries can be identified. 
C) Movement is sensed. 
D) The blood vessels of the eye are not perceived. 
A) Color contrast is produced. 
B) Edges or boundaries can be identified. 
C) Movement is sensed. 
D) The blood vessels of the eye are not perceived.

Question 5

The signal to your brain that light has hit your retina is _________.Interpreting the signal is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) sensation; perception 
B) perception; sensation 
C) conscious; unconscious 
D) natural; supernatural 
A) sensation; perception 
B) perception; sensation 
C) conscious; unconscious 
D) natural; supernatural

Question 6

Photoreceptors release which of the following neurotransmitters when depolarized?​

Accepted Answer

A) substance P 
B) serotonin 
C) GABA 
D) glutamate 
A) substance P 
B) serotonin 
C) GABA 
D) glutamate

Question 7

Samuel lost vision in his right eye due to an accident.Samuel must use great care while driving because his​

Accepted Answer

A) color vision has been distorted. 
B) depth perception will not be as accurate as before his accident. 
C) peripheral vision is no longer functional. 
D) scotopic vision will be distorted. 
A) color vision has been distorted. 
B) depth perception will not be as accurate as before his accident. 
C) peripheral vision is no longer functional. 
D) scotopic vision will be distorted.

Question 8

Bipolar cells receive input from​

Accepted Answer

A) photoreceptors only. 
B) horizontal cells only. 
C) photoreceptors and horizontal cells. 
D) photoreceptors and ganglion cells. 
A) photoreceptors only. 
B) horizontal cells only. 
C) photoreceptors and horizontal cells. 
D) photoreceptors and ganglion cells.

Question 9

Red,or long-wavelength,cones contain which of the following photopigments?​

Accepted Answer

A) rhodopsin 
B) cyanolabe 
C) chlorolabe 
D) erythrolabe 
A) rhodopsin 
B) cyanolabe 
C) chlorolabe 
D) erythrolabe

Question 10

While you are reading this test,your _________ vision is most active because of activity in your _________.​

Accepted Answer

A) photopic; fovea 
B) scotopic; fovea 
C) photopic; ganglion area 
D) photopic; rods 
A) photopic; fovea 
B) scotopic; fovea 
C) photopic; ganglion area 
D) photopic; rods

Question 11

Rhodopsin absorbs photons most effectively from wavelengths that appear​

Accepted Answer

A) red. 
B) yellow. 
C) blue-green. 
D) violet. 
A) red. 
B) yellow. 
C) blue-green. 
D) violet.

Question 12

The cornea obtains nutrients from

Accepted Answer

A) its own blood supply. 
B) the aqueous humor. 
C) the vitreous humor. 
D) the blood supply of the iris. 
A) its own blood supply. 
B) the aqueous humor. 
C) the vitreous humor. 
D) the blood supply of the iris.

Question 13

Which of the following groups of cells respond to input from only one eye?​

Accepted Answer

A) ocular dominance columns 
B) orientation columns 
C) hypercolumns 
D) cytochrome oxidase blobs 
A) ocular dominance columns 
B) orientation columns 
C) hypercolumns 
D) cytochrome oxidase blobs

Question 14

What causes astigmatism?​

Accepted Answer

Unlike other visual acuity pro

Question 15

-Information about vision travels from the retina to the ____________________ and the ____________________ cortex.

Accepted Answer

lateral geniculate n

Question 16

Ashley's mother woke up one morning seeing rings of flashing light in one eye.Her doctor diagnosed the event as a "vitreous detachment." Although Ashley was unfamiliar with this condition until she looked it up in her search engine,she was able to tell her mother that it probably involved:​

Accepted Answer

A) the pigmented tissue at the back of the eye that supports the photoreceptors. 
B) a blockage of the tear ducts at the outer upper corner of the eye. 
C) the fluid located in the main interior chamber of the eyeball. 
D) the fluid located in the secondary anterior chamber of the eyeball. 
A) the pigmented tissue at the back of the eye that supports the photoreceptors. 
B) a blockage of the tear ducts at the outer upper corner of the eye. 
C) the fluid located in the main interior chamber of the eyeball. 
D) the fluid located in the secondary anterior chamber of the eyeball.

Question 17

The idea of a hierarchical system of visual perception is challenged by which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Single visual neurons are not capable of responding simultaneously to changes in two dimensions, such as orientation and movement. 
B) A visual hierarchy would require a very large number of  "grandmother" cells. 
C) Single visual neurons can easily incorporate complex input from memory systems. 
D) Hierarchies help us predict how other species "see." 
A) Single visual neurons are not capable of responding simultaneously to changes in two dimensions, such as orientation and movement. 
B) A visual hierarchy would require a very large number of  "grandmother" cells. 
C) Single visual neurons can easily incorporate complex input from memory systems. 
D) Hierarchies help us predict how other species "see."

Question 18

A condition in which the patient is unable to recognize the faces of familiar people is known as​

Accepted Answer

A) astigmatism. 
B) prosopagnosia. 
C) presbyopia. 
D) hyperopia. 
A) astigmatism. 
B) prosopagnosia. 
C) presbyopia. 
D) hyperopia.

Question 19

Compared with vision under direct sunlight,our ability to see detail under starlight is about​

Accepted Answer

A) the same. 
B) ten times better. 
C) ten times worse. 
D) one hundred times worse. 
A) the same. 
B) ten times better. 
C) ten times worse. 
D) one hundred times worse.

Question 20

The "primary" colors of light are _________,and mixed together,they form _________.​

Accepted Answer

A) red, yellow, and blue; white 
B) red, yellow, and blue; brown 
C) red, green, and blue; white 
D) red, green, and blue; brown 
A) red, yellow, and blue; white 
B) red, yellow, and blue; brown 
C) red, green, and blue; white 
D) red, green, and blue; brown

The "red eye" that appears in some flash photography results from the

Colorblind people actually do see color,but they will match colors differently than people who have typical trichromatic vision.

The small pit within the macula,specialized for detailed vision,is known as the

What is the main effect of lateral inhibition in the bipolar cells of the retina?

The signal to your brain that light has hit your retina is _.Interpreting the signal is _.

Photoreceptors release which of the following neurotransmitters when depolarized?

Samuel lost vision in his right eye due to an accident.Samuel must use great care while driving because his

Bipolar cells receive input from

Red,or long-wavelength,cones contain which of the following photopigments?

While you are reading this test,your _ vision is most active because of activity in your _.

Rhodopsin absorbs photons most effectively from wavelengths that appear

The cornea obtains nutrients from

Which of the following groups of cells respond to input from only one eye?

What causes astigmatism?

-Information about vision travels from the retina to the and the cortex.

Ashley's mother woke up one morning seeing rings of flashing light in one eye.Her doctor diagnosed the event as a "vitreous detachment." Although Ashley was unfamiliar with this condition until she looked it up in her search engine,she was able to tell her mother that it probably involved:

The idea of a hierarchical system of visual perception is challenged by which of the following?

A condition in which the patient is unable to recognize the faces of familiar people is known as

Compared with vision under direct sunlight,our ability to see detail under starlight is about

The "primary" colors of light are _,and mixed together,they form _.

What Is Behavioral Neuroscience

Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: the Structure and Functions of the Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Homeostasis and Motivation

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Learning and Memory

Hemispheric Asymmetry, language, and Intelligence

Emotion, reward, aggression, and Stress

Neuropsychology

Psychopathology

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Exam 6: Vision

The "red eye" that appears in some flash photography results from the​

Colorblind people actually do see color,but they will match colors differently than people who have typical trichromatic vision.​

The small pit within the macula,specialized for detailed vision,is known as the​

What is the main effect of lateral inhibition in the bipolar cells of the retina?​

The signal to your brain that light has hit your retina is _________.Interpreting the signal is _________.

Photoreceptors release which of the following neurotransmitters when depolarized?​

Samuel lost vision in his right eye due to an accident.Samuel must use great care while driving because his​

Bipolar cells receive input from​

Red,or long-wavelength,cones contain which of the following photopigments?​

While you are reading this test,your _________ vision is most active because of activity in your _________.​

Rhodopsin absorbs photons most effectively from wavelengths that appear​

The cornea obtains nutrients from

Which of the following groups of cells respond to input from only one eye?​

What causes astigmatism?​

-Information about vision travels from the retina to the ____________________ and the ____________________ cortex.

Ashley's mother woke up one morning seeing rings of flashing light in one eye.Her doctor diagnosed the event as a "vitreous detachment." Although Ashley was unfamiliar with this condition until she looked it up in her search engine,she was able to tell her mother that it probably involved:​

The idea of a hierarchical system of visual perception is challenged by which of the following?​

A condition in which the patient is unable to recognize the faces of familiar people is known as​

Compared with vision under direct sunlight,our ability to see detail under starlight is about​

The "primary" colors of light are _________,and mixed together,they form _________.​

What Is Behavioral Neuroscience

Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: the Structure and Functions of the Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Homeostasis and Motivation

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Learning and Memory

Hemispheric Asymmetry, language, and Intelligence

Emotion, reward, aggression, and Stress

Neuropsychology

Psychopathology

Filters

The "red eye" that appears in some flash photography results from the

Colorblind people actually do see color,but they will match colors differently than people who have typical trichromatic vision.

The small pit within the macula,specialized for detailed vision,is known as the

What is the main effect of lateral inhibition in the bipolar cells of the retina?

The signal to your brain that light has hit your retina is _.Interpreting the signal is _.

Photoreceptors release which of the following neurotransmitters when depolarized?

Samuel lost vision in his right eye due to an accident.Samuel must use great care while driving because his

Bipolar cells receive input from

Red,or long-wavelength,cones contain which of the following photopigments?

While you are reading this test,your _ vision is most active because of activity in your _.

Rhodopsin absorbs photons most effectively from wavelengths that appear

Which of the following groups of cells respond to input from only one eye?

What causes astigmatism?

-Information about vision travels from the retina to the and the cortex.

Ashley's mother woke up one morning seeing rings of flashing light in one eye.Her doctor diagnosed the event as a "vitreous detachment." Although Ashley was unfamiliar with this condition until she looked it up in her search engine,she was able to tell her mother that it probably involved:

The idea of a hierarchical system of visual perception is challenged by which of the following?

A condition in which the patient is unable to recognize the faces of familiar people is known as

Compared with vision under direct sunlight,our ability to see detail under starlight is about

The "primary" colors of light are _,and mixed together,they form _.