Question 1

Functions of the Superior Parietal Lobule include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Perception of colour 
B)  Control of actions 
C)  Memory for form 
D)  Understanding speech 
A)  Perception of colour 
B)  Control of actions 
C)  Memory for form 
D)  Understanding speech B

Question 2

Newsome and Paré showed that after lesions to V5/MT monkeys showed impairments in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Orientation discrimination 
B)  Colour discrimination 
C)  Motion coherence thresholds 
D)  Size discrimination 
A)  Orientation discrimination 
B)  Colour discrimination 
C)  Motion coherence thresholds 
D)  Size discrimination C

Question 3

To which of the following, do cells in the inter-blob regions of V1 not respond?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colour-defined edges 
B)  Luminance-defined edges 
C)  Line orientation 
D)  Direction of motion 
A)  Colour-defined edges 
B)  Luminance-defined edges 
C)  Line orientation 
D)  Direction of motion D

Question 4

The light-sensitive surface in the eye is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Retina 
B)  Choroid 
C)  Sclera 
D)  Zonule 
A)  Retina 
B)  Choroid 
C)  Sclera 
D)  Zonule

Question 5

The fibres in the optic nerve number about:

Accepted Answer

A)  6 million 
B)  120 million 
C)  150,000 
D)  1 million 
A)  6 million 
B)  120 million 
C)  150,000 
D)  1 million

Question 6

What are the differences between the magno-, parvo-, and konio-cellular streams?

Accepted Answer

The magno-, parvo-, and konio-cellular s

Question 7

Experiments with monkeys suggest that P cells respond to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Line orientation 
B)  Flicker 
C)  Binocular disparity 
D)  Motion 
A)  Line orientation 
B)  Flicker 
C)  Binocular disparity 
D)  Motion

Question 8

The component of the human eye with the greatest optical power is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lens 
B)  Pupil 
C)  Vitreous 
D)  Cornea 
A)  Lens 
B)  Pupil 
C)  Vitreous 
D)  Cornea

Question 9

Which of the following has not been suggested as a role of V4?

Accepted Answer

A)  Figure/ground segregation 
B)  Detection of discontinuities of texture 
C)  Detection of complex object features 
D)  Motion perception 
A)  Figure/ground segregation 
B)  Detection of discontinuities of texture 
C)  Detection of complex object features 
D)  Motion perception

Question 10

Complete dark adaptation takes about:

Accepted Answer

A)  60 minutes 
B)  8 minutes 
C)  80 minutes 
D)  25 sminutes 
A)  60 minutes 
B)  8 minutes 
C)  80 minutes 
D)  25 sminutes

Question 11

In dark adaptation, the rod-cone break:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lies about 15° from the fovea 
B)  Occurs when rods become more sensitive than cones 
C)  Is a symptom of night-blindness 
D)  Is related to pupil diameter 
A)  Lies about 15° from the fovea 
B)  Occurs when rods become more sensitive than cones 
C)  Is a symptom of night-blindness 
D)  Is related to pupil diameter

Question 12

De Haan and Cowey likened the arrangement of visual cortical areas to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Modules within a network 
B)  Different sites within two processing streams 
C)  Books on a library shelf 
D)  The random positioning of raisins in a fruit cake 
A)  Modules within a network 
B)  Different sites within two processing streams 
C)  Books on a library shelf 
D)  The random positioning of raisins in a fruit cake

Question 13

Midget ganglion cells are:

Accepted Answer

A)  P cells 
B)  K cells 
C)  M cells 
D)  Driven only by rods 
A)  P cells 
B)  K cells 
C)  M cells 
D)  Driven only by rods

Question 14

The input layer in V1 is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Layer 5 
B)  Layer 3 
C)  Layer 4 
D)  Layer 1 
A)  Layer 5 
B)  Layer 3 
C)  Layer 4 
D)  Layer 1

Question 15

Object recognition takes place in:

Accepted Answer

A)  The ventral stream 
B)  The cerebellum 
C)  The koniocellular layers of the LGN 
D)  The dorsal stream 
A)  The ventral stream 
B)  The cerebellum 
C)  The koniocellular layers of the LGN 
D)  The dorsal stream

Question 16

Analysis of external space takes place in:

Accepted Answer

A)  The ventral stream 
B)  The cerebellum 
C)  The koniocellular layers of the LGN 
D)  The dorsal stream 
A)  The ventral stream 
B)  The cerebellum 
C)  The koniocellular layers of the LGN 
D)  The dorsal stream

Question 17

Retinal cones are most dense in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Fovea 
B)  Macula 
C)  15-20° from the fovea 
D)  Blind spot 
A)  Fovea 
B)  Macula 
C)  15-20° from the fovea 
D)  Blind spot

Question 18

To what extent is the human eye like a camera?

Accepted Answer

The human eye and a camera have several

Question 19

Which of the following has not been shown to be reliable cues for segmentation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Differences of element colour 
B)  Differences of element orientation 
C)  Differences in number of line endings of elements 
D)  Differences of direction of motion of elements 
A)  Differences of element colour 
B)  Differences of element orientation 
C)  Differences in number of line endings of elements 
D)  Differences of direction of motion of elements

Question 20

After staining visual cortex with cytochrome oxidase, pale stripes are found in:

Accepted Answer

A)  V1 
B)  V2 
C)  V5/MT 
D)  V4 
A)  V1 
B)  V2 
C)  V5/MT 
D)  V4

Functions of the Superior Parietal Lobule include:

Newsome and Paré showed that after lesions to V5/MT monkeys showed impairments in:

To which of the following, do cells in the inter-blob regions of V1 not respond?

The light-sensitive surface in the eye is known as the:

The fibres in the optic nerve number about:

What are the differences between the magno-, parvo-, and konio-cellular streams?

Experiments with monkeys suggest that P cells respond to:

The component of the human eye with the greatest optical power is the:

Which of the following has not been suggested as a role of V4?

Complete dark adaptation takes about:

In dark adaptation, the rod-cone break:

De Haan and Cowey likened the arrangement of visual cortical areas to:

Midget ganglion cells are:

The input layer in V1 is:

Object recognition takes place in:

Analysis of external space takes place in:

Retinal cones are most dense in the:

To what extent is the human eye like a camera?

Which of the following has not been shown to be reliable cues for segmentation?

After staining visual cortex with cytochrome oxidase, pale stripes are found in:

The Nature of Perception, and Some Ways of Investigating It

Research Methods in Perception

Seeing in Colour

Seeing Pattern and Motion

Hearing

Taste and Smell

Touch and Pain

Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems

Visual and Auditory Localisation

Perception and Action

Eye Movements and Perception of Natural Scenes

Recognising Faces

Attention and Awareness

Changes in Perception Through the Life-Span

Pathologies of Perception

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Exam 3: Mechanisms of Early and Middle Visual Processing

Functions of the Superior Parietal Lobule include:

Newsome and Paré showed that after lesions to V5/MT monkeys showed impairments in:

To which of the following, do cells in the inter-blob regions of V1 not respond?

The light-sensitive surface in the eye is known as the:

The fibres in the optic nerve number about:

What are the differences between the magno-, parvo-, and konio-cellular streams?

Experiments with monkeys suggest that P cells respond to:

The component of the human eye with the greatest optical power is the:

Which of the following has not been suggested as a role of V4?

Complete dark adaptation takes about:

In dark adaptation, the rod-cone break:

De Haan and Cowey likened the arrangement of visual cortical areas to:

Midget ganglion cells are:

The input layer in V1 is:

Object recognition takes place in:

Analysis of external space takes place in:

Retinal cones are most dense in the:

To what extent is the human eye like a camera?

Which of the following has not been shown to be reliable cues for segmentation?

After staining visual cortex with cytochrome oxidase, pale stripes are found in:

The Nature of Perception, and Some Ways of Investigating It

Research Methods in Perception

Seeing in Colour

Seeing Pattern and Motion

Hearing

Taste and Smell

Touch and Pain

Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems

Visual and Auditory Localisation

Perception and Action

Eye Movements and Perception of Natural Scenes

Recognising Faces

Attention and Awareness

Changes in Perception Through the Life-Span

Pathologies of Perception

Filters