Question 1

Mammals without cones tend to

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A)  be blind. 
B)  be nocturnal (active mainly at night). 
C)  eat lots of carrots. 
D)  be totally blind during the night. 
E)  live near the equator. 
A)  be blind. 
B)  be nocturnal (active mainly at night). 
C)  eat lots of carrots. 
D)  be totally blind during the night. 
E)  live near the equator.

Question 2

On the basis of their receptive field properties, most neurons in lower layer IV of the primary visual cortex are classified as

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A)  simple cells or complex cells. 
B)  complex cells or hypercomplex cells. 
C)  hypercomplex cells. 
D)  on-center or off-center cells. 
E)  type A or type B cells. 
A)  simple cells or complex cells. 
B)  complex cells or hypercomplex cells. 
C)  hypercomplex cells. 
D)  on-center or off-center cells. 
E)  type A or type B cells.

Question 3

In general, neurons of the retina-geniculate-striate system respond weakly to

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A)  monocular stimuli. 
B)  diffuse light. 
C)  contrast. 
D)  circles of light. 
E)  circular edges. 
A)  monocular stimuli. 
B)  diffuse light. 
C)  contrast. 
D)  circles of light. 
E)  circular edges.

Question 4

The closer an object is, the

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A)  less our eyes converge when we focus on it. 
B)  less the disparity between the two retinal images of it. 
C)  smaller are its retinal images. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  less our eyes converge when we focus on it. 
B)  less the disparity between the two retinal images of it. 
C)  smaller are its retinal images. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

With respect to the visual system, a high degree of neural convergence is to a low degree of neural convergence as

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A)  low acuity is to high acuity. 
B)  high sensitivity is to low sensitivity. 
C)  photopic is to scotopic. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  low acuity is to high acuity. 
B)  high sensitivity is to low sensitivity. 
C)  photopic is to scotopic. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 6

The opponent theory appears to provide the best explanation of color coding at the

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A)  bipolar level. 
B)  retinal ganglion cell level. 
C)  cortical level. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  receptor level. 
A)  bipolar level. 
B)  retinal ganglion cell level. 
C)  cortical level. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  receptor level.

Question 7

According to Ungerleider and Mishkin, "where" is to "what" as

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A)  dorsal stream is to ventral stream. 
B)  agnosia is to blindsight. 
C)  ventral stream is to dorsal stream. 
D)  visual perception is to spatial perception. 
E)  contrast vision is to color vision. 
A)  dorsal stream is to ventral stream. 
B)  agnosia is to blindsight. 
C)  ventral stream is to dorsal stream. 
D)  visual perception is to spatial perception. 
E)  contrast vision is to color vision.

Question 8

Which of the following is accomplished by the ciliary muscles?

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A)  pupil constriction 
B)  accommodation 
C)  tracking 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C 
A)  pupil constriction 
B)  accommodation 
C)  tracking 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C

Question 9

Prosopagnosia has been linked to damage of the

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A)  dorsal stream. 
B)  fusiform face area. 
C)  frontal lobes. 
D)  hippocampus. 
E)  both A and B 
A)  dorsal stream. 
B)  fusiform face area. 
C)  frontal lobes. 
D)  hippocampus. 
E)  both A and B

Mammals without cones tend to

On the basis of their receptive field properties, most neurons in lower layer IV of the primary visual cortex are classified as

In general, neurons of the retina-geniculate-striate system respond weakly to

The closer an object is, the

With respect to the visual system, a high degree of neural convergence is to a low degree of neural convergence as

The opponent theory appears to provide the best explanation of color coding at the

According to Ungerleider and Mishkin, "where" is to "what" as

Which of the following is accomplished by the ciliary muscles?

Prosopagnosia has been linked to damage of the

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Exam 6: The Visual System

Mammals without cones tend to

On the basis of their receptive field properties, most neurons in lower layer IV of the primary visual cortex are classified as

In general, neurons of the retina-geniculate-striate system respond weakly to

The closer an object is, the

With respect to the visual system, a high degree of neural convergence is to a low degree of neural convergence as

The opponent theory appears to provide the best explanation of color coding at the

According to Ungerleider and Mishkin, "where" is to "what" as

Which of the following is accomplished by the ciliary muscles?

Prosopagnosia has been linked to damage of the

Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What is Biopsychology, Anyway?

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking About the Biology of Behavior

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brain’s Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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