Question 1

2- Akinetopsia refers to the inability to sense ________ after brain damage.

Accepted Answer

movement

Question 2

Which of the following is true of cerebral achromatopsia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is produced by unilateral damage to the medial frontal lobe. 
B)  The blindness is complete for object form as well as object color. 
C)  The condition impairs current color perception, but not color recall. 
D)  It is produced by bilateral damage to the medial occipital lobe. 
E)  It is caused by damage to the ganglion cells connected to rods. 
A)  It is produced by unilateral damage to the medial frontal lobe. 
B)  The blindness is complete for object form as well as object color. 
C)  The condition impairs current color perception, but not color recall. 
D)  It is produced by bilateral damage to the medial occipital lobe. 
E)  It is caused by damage to the ganglion cells connected to rods. D

Question 3

Neurons within the ________ play a key role in the analysis of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  parahippocampal place cortex; stick drawings of body parts 
B)  extrastriate body area; scenes and backgrounds 
C)  V5 region; scenes and backgrounds 
D)  parahippocampal place cortex; scenes and backgrounds 
E)  V4 region; body location in space 
A)  parahippocampal place cortex; stick drawings of body parts 
B)  extrastriate body area; scenes and backgrounds 
C)  V5 region; scenes and backgrounds 
D)  parahippocampal place cortex; scenes and backgrounds 
E)  V4 region; body location in space D

Question 4

Retinal disparity is necessary for the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  brightness sensitivity. 
B)  perception of negative afterimages. 
C)  relative retinal size. 
D)  stereopsis. 
E)  blue-yellow color vision. 
A)  brightness sensitivity. 
B)  perception of negative afterimages. 
C)  relative retinal size. 
D)  stereopsis. 
E)  blue-yellow color vision.

Question 5

The retinal optic disk is

Accepted Answer

A)  a region within retina that has the best visual acuity. 
B)  where the rods are most densely packed. 
C)  where the cones are most densely packed. 
D)  where axons leave the eye and join the optic nerve. 
E)  where visual signals begin to diverge laterally. 
A)  a region within retina that has the best visual acuity. 
B)  where the rods are most densely packed. 
C)  where the cones are most densely packed. 
D)  where axons leave the eye and join the optic nerve. 
E)  where visual signals begin to diverge laterally.

Question 6

A microelectrode inserted into a cat retinal ganglion cell of the "ON" cell type described by Kuffler would

Accepted Answer

A)  show a change in response rate to rapid movements of a dark spot. 
B)  record an excitatory burst of potentials to a light placed within a circular center. 
C)  record a decreased number of potentials to a light placed within a circular center. 
D)  show an increased number of potentials when a light was placed onto a ring surrounding the center. 
E)  result in random action potentials. 
A)  show a change in response rate to rapid movements of a dark spot. 
B)  record an excitatory burst of potentials to a light placed within a circular center. 
C)  record a decreased number of potentials to a light placed within a circular center. 
D)  show an increased number of potentials when a light was placed onto a ring surrounding the center. 
E)  result in random action potentials.

Question 7

3- Explain what is involved in the process of sensory transduction.

Accepted Answer

Physical stimuli such as light, sound pr

Question 8

A mixture of blue and yellow lights will form the color

Accepted Answer

A)  pink. 
B)  mauve. 
C)  white. 
D)  green. 
E)  cyan. 
A)  pink. 
B)  mauve. 
C)  white. 
D)  green. 
E)  cyan.

Question 9

Which of the following is true of "complex" cells within the visual cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  These cells appear to code for line movement across the visual field. 
B)  These cells respond to a stationary line placed at the edge of the field. 
C)  These cells respond to a dark, stationary circle. 
D)  These cells respond to a black dot that moves erratically around the visual field. 
E)  These cells respond to a set of fuzzy parallel lines of low spatial frequency. 
A)  These cells appear to code for line movement across the visual field. 
B)  These cells respond to a stationary line placed at the edge of the field. 
C)  These cells respond to a dark, stationary circle. 
D)  These cells respond to a black dot that moves erratically around the visual field. 
E)  These cells respond to a set of fuzzy parallel lines of low spatial frequency.

Question 10

Young's trichromatic color theory has difficulty explaining why

Accepted Answer

A)  a mixture of yellow and blue lights will form the color green. 
B)  some persons are color blind. 
C)  any color can be produced by the appropriate mixture of three colors. 
D)  color is a useful aspect of primate vision. 
E)  yellow is a primary color. 
A)  a mixture of yellow and blue lights will form the color green. 
B)  some persons are color blind. 
C)  any color can be produced by the appropriate mixture of three colors. 
D)  color is a useful aspect of primate vision. 
E)  yellow is a primary color.

Question 11

The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the size of the

Accepted Answer

A)  optic orbits. 
B)  lens. 
C)  sclera. 
D)  pupil. 
E)  conjunctiva. 
A)  optic orbits. 
B)  lens. 
C)  sclera. 
D)  pupil. 
E)  conjunctiva.

Question 12

The primary deficit noted in cerebral achromatopsia refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a difficulty in scanning the visual scene. 
B)  a symptom of Balint's syndrome. 
C)  a loss of color vision. 
D)  seeing the world as shades of red and green. 
E)  seeing the world as shades of one color. 
A)  a difficulty in scanning the visual scene. 
B)  a symptom of Balint's syndrome. 
C)  a loss of color vision. 
D)  seeing the world as shades of red and green. 
E)  seeing the world as shades of one color.

Question 13

Damage to region 5a (MST) would be expected to impair the perception of optic ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Damage to region 5a (MST) would be...

Question 14

Damage to the muscles that connect the orbits with the sclera would be expected to

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce the diameter of the pupil. 
B)  impair movements of an eye. 
C)  change the rate of eye-blinking. 
D)  impair the ability of a person to blink to an air puff. 
E)  increase the diameter of the pupil. 
A)  reduce the diameter of the pupil. 
B)  impair movements of an eye. 
C)  change the rate of eye-blinking. 
D)  impair the ability of a person to blink to an air puff. 
E)  increase the diameter of the pupil.

Question 15

The color green will result when a combination of yellow and blue ________ are mixed together.

Accepted Answer

A)  dyes 
B)  lights 
C)  positive afterimages 
D)  pigments 
E)  negative afterimage 
A)  dyes 
B)  lights 
C)  positive afterimages 
D)  pigments 
E)  negative afterimage

Question 16

Difficulty in the perception of faces produced by damage to visual association cortex is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Difficulty in the perception of faces produced...

Question 17

Another name for area V5 is

Accepted Answer

A)  area MT. 
B)  auditory cortex. 
C)  basal amygdala. 
D)  superior colliculus. 
E)  area TEO. 
A)  area MT. 
B)  auditory cortex. 
C)  basal amygdala. 
D)  superior colliculus. 
E)  area TEO.

Question 18

When light strikes a molecule of photopigment, the membrane potential undergoes a(n) ________, which in turn ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  action potential; releases an excitatory transmitter onto the ganglion cell 
B)  hyperpolarization; reduces release of an inhibitory transmitter onto the bipolar cell 
C)  depolarization; releases an excitatory transmitter onto the ganglion cell 
D)  action potential; releases an inhibitory transmitter onto the ganglion cell 
E)  hyperpolarization; increases the release of an inhibitory transmitter onto the bipolar cell 
A)  action potential; releases an excitatory transmitter onto the ganglion cell 
B)  hyperpolarization; reduces release of an inhibitory transmitter onto the bipolar cell 
C)  depolarization; releases an excitatory transmitter onto the ganglion cell 
D)  action potential; releases an inhibitory transmitter onto the ganglion cell 
E)  hyperpolarization; increases the release of an inhibitory transmitter onto the bipolar cell

Question 19

The capacity of retinal photoreceptors to code for a hue relates to the

Accepted Answer

A)  particular opsin contained by the photoreceptor. 
B)  amount of rhodopsin in each receptor. 
C)  ability of the lens to focus colored light onto the retina. 
D)  capacity of the photoreceptor to depolarize in response to light. 
E)  type of 11-cis-retinal. 
A)  particular opsin contained by the photoreceptor. 
B)  amount of rhodopsin in each receptor. 
C)  ability of the lens to focus colored light onto the retina. 
D)  capacity of the photoreceptor to depolarize in response to light. 
E)  type of 11-cis-retinal.

Question 20

Color information from the blue cones is transmitted through the ________ system(s).

Accepted Answer

A)  magnocellular 
B)  parvocellular 
C)  inter-blob 
D)  koniocellular 
E)  extrapyramidal 
A)  magnocellular 
B)  parvocellular 
C)  inter-blob 
D)  koniocellular 
E)  extrapyramidal

2- Akinetopsia refers to the inability to sense ________ after brain damage.

Which of the following is true of cerebral achromatopsia?

Neurons within the play a key role in the analysis of .

Retinal disparity is necessary for the process of

The retinal optic disk is

A microelectrode inserted into a cat retinal ganglion cell of the "ON" cell type described by Kuffler would

3- Explain what is involved in the process of sensory transduction.

A mixture of blue and yellow lights will form the color

Which of the following is true of "complex" cells within the visual cortex?

Young's trichromatic color theory has difficulty explaining why

The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the size of the

The primary deficit noted in cerebral achromatopsia refers to

Damage to region 5a (MST) would be expected to impair the perception of optic ________.

Damage to the muscles that connect the orbits with the sclera would be expected to

The color green will result when a combination of yellow and blue ________ are mixed together.

Difficulty in the perception of faces produced by damage to visual association cortex is known as ________.

Another name for area V5 is

When light strikes a molecule of photopigment, the membrane potential undergoes a(n) , which in turn .

The capacity of retinal photoreceptors to code for a hue relates to the

Color information from the blue cones is transmitted through the ________ system(s).

Introduction

Structure and Function of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Control of Movement

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Neurological Disorders

Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders

Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders

Drug Abuse

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Exam 6: Vision

2- Akinetopsia refers to the inability to sense ________ after brain damage.

Which of the following is true of cerebral achromatopsia?

Neurons within the ________ play a key role in the analysis of ________.

Retinal disparity is necessary for the process of

The retinal optic disk is

A microelectrode inserted into a cat retinal ganglion cell of the "ON" cell type described by Kuffler would

3- Explain what is involved in the process of sensory transduction.

A mixture of blue and yellow lights will form the color

Which of the following is true of "complex" cells within the visual cortex?

Young's trichromatic color theory has difficulty explaining why

The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the size of the

The primary deficit noted in cerebral achromatopsia refers to

Damage to region 5a (MST) would be expected to impair the perception of optic ________.

Damage to the muscles that connect the orbits with the sclera would be expected to

The color green will result when a combination of yellow and blue ________ are mixed together.

Difficulty in the perception of faces produced by damage to visual association cortex is known as ________.

Another name for area V5 is

When light strikes a molecule of photopigment, the membrane potential undergoes a(n) ________, which in turn ________.

The capacity of retinal photoreceptors to code for a hue relates to the

Color information from the blue cones is transmitted through the ________ system(s).

Introduction

Structure and Function of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Control of Movement

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Neurological Disorders

Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders

Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders

Drug Abuse

Filters

Neurons within the play a key role in the analysis of .

When light strikes a molecule of photopigment, the membrane potential undergoes a(n) , which in turn .