Question 1

Which of the following is a related color?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orange 
B)  Purple 
C)  Blue 
D)  Green 
E)  Brown 
A)  Orange 
B)  Purple 
C)  Blue 
D)  Green 
E)  Brown

Question 2

In the hue cancellation experiments described in the textbook, if the starting color were too reddish, you would add

Accepted Answer

A)  yellow. 
B)  blue. 
C)  green. 
D)  purple. 
E)  orange. 
A)  yellow. 
B)  blue. 
C)  green. 
D)  purple. 
E)  orange.

Question 3

Suppose a new, previously isolated culture is discovered and their language only has four color words. Which color is least likely to be one of the color terms in that language?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black 
B)  Tan 
C)  Red 
D)  Yellow 
E)  White 
A)  Black 
B)  Tan 
C)  Red 
D)  Yellow 
E)  White

Question 4

A(n) _______ is an individual who suffers from color blindness that is due to the absence of L-cones.

Accepted Answer

A)  deuteranope 
B)  protanope 
C)  tritanope 
D)  isotope 
E)  color-anomalous individual 
A)  deuteranope 
B)  protanope 
C)  tritanope 
D)  isotope 
E)  color-anomalous individual

Question 5

Suppose you are shown a red circle for a moment, and then shown two color choices and asked which of these colors you saw before. Which color pairing would present the most difficult choice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Red versus yellow 
B)  Red versus green 
C)  Red versus maroon 
D)  Red versus blue 
E)  Red versus orange 
A)  Red versus yellow 
B)  Red versus green 
C)  Red versus maroon 
D)  Red versus blue 
E)  Red versus orange

Question 6

If a video game labels friendly characters as green and enemy characters as red, who might have a hard time seeing the difference between friendly and enemy characters?

Accepted Answer

A)  A deuteranope 
B)  A protonope 
C)  A tritanope 
D)  Both deuteranopes and protonopes 
E)  Both deuteranopes and tritanopes 
A)  A deuteranope 
B)  A protonope 
C)  A tritanope 
D)  Both deuteranopes and protonopes 
E)  Both deuteranopes and tritanopes

Question 7

According to the _______ theory, the color of any light is defined in our visual system by the relationships among three numbers of a set.

Accepted Answer

A)  univariance 
B)  saturation 
C)  trichromacy 
D)  opponent color 
E)  subtractive color mixing 
A)  univariance 
B)  saturation 
C)  trichromacy 
D)  opponent color 
E)  subtractive color mixing

Question 8

Refer to the figure.
  If you stare at the right-hand image of the figure for 20 seconds, and then look at the left-hand image, which colors do the top three circles appear to be, from left to right (i.e., 11, 12, and 1 o'clock positions)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blue, green, yellow 
B)  Red, blue, orange 
C)  Red, green, yellow 
D)  Yellow, green, red 
E)  Purple, green, orange 
A)  Blue, green, yellow 
B)  Red, blue, orange 
C)  Red, green, yellow 
D)  Yellow, green, red 
E)  Purple, green, orange

Question 9

What are the similarities and differences between the trichromatic and opponent color theories of color perception?

Accepted Answer

The trichromatic theory of color vision

Question 10

Which of the following is an argument from the textbook about the usefulness of color vision?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helps animals during migration. 
B)  It helps animals identify predators and avoid them. 
C)  It aids in night vision. 
D)  It improves peripheral vision. 
E)  It helps animals find food and mates. 
A)  It helps animals during migration. 
B)  It helps animals identify predators and avoid them. 
C)  It aids in night vision. 
D)  It improves peripheral vision. 
E)  It helps animals find food and mates.

Question 11

What type of lighting conditions occurs during the daytime in full sunlight?

Accepted Answer

A)  Photopic 
B)  Mesopic 
C)  Biopic 
D)  Monopic 
E)  Scotopic 
A)  Photopic 
B)  Mesopic 
C)  Biopic 
D)  Monopic 
E)  Scotopic

Question 12

According to the opponent color theory, the perception of color is based on the output of _______ cones, each of them an opponency between _______ colors.

Accepted Answer

A)  two; two 
B)  three; two 
C)  three; three 
D)  four; two 
E)  four; three 
A)  two; two 
B)  three; two 
C)  three; three 
D)  four; two 
E)  four; three

Question 13

How many dimensions does color space consist of?

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four 
E)  Five 
A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four 
E)  Five

Question 14

Which of the following values (ranging from 0 to 255) in RGB color space would represent the color white?

Accepted Answer

A)  R:255, G:0, B:0 
B)  R:0, G:255, B:0 
C)  R:0, G:0, B:000 
D)  R:255, G:255, B:255 
E)  R:0, G:0, B:0 
A)  R:255, G:0, B:0 
B)  R:0, G:255, B:0 
C)  R:0, G:0, B:000 
D)  R:255, G:255, B:255 
E)  R:0, G:0, B:0

Question 15

_______ is a color perception effect in which the color of one region induces the opponent color in a neighboring region.

Accepted Answer

A)  Afterimage 
B)  Achromatopsia 
C)  Color contrast 
D)  Color assimilation 
E)  Color constancy 
A)  Afterimage 
B)  Achromatopsia 
C)  Color contrast 
D)  Color assimilation 
E)  Color constancy

Question 16

What kind of cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) compute chromatic differences, such as (L-M) and (M-L)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amacrine cells 
B)  Bipolar cells 
C)  Cone-opponent cells 
D)  Rod-opponent cells 
E)  Stereo cells 
A)  Amacrine cells 
B)  Bipolar cells 
C)  Cone-opponent cells 
D)  Rod-opponent cells 
E)  Stereo cells

Question 17

The principle of univariance refers to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  we have three types of cones in our visual system. 
B)  an infinite set of different wavelength-intensity combinations can elicit the same response from a single type of photoreceptor. 
C)  an infinite set of different wavelength-intensity combinations can elicit the same response from three different types of photoreceptors that are compared to each other. 
D)  many shades of colors appear the same under certain lighting conditions. 
E)  an infinite set of cones can record the same response from a single wavelength. 
A)  we have three types of cones in our visual system. 
B)  an infinite set of different wavelength-intensity combinations can elicit the same response from a single type of photoreceptor. 
C)  an infinite set of different wavelength-intensity combinations can elicit the same response from three different types of photoreceptors that are compared to each other. 
D)  many shades of colors appear the same under certain lighting conditions. 
E)  an infinite set of cones can record the same response from a single wavelength.

Question 18

Refer to the figure.
  Which scientist developed the color-matching technique depicted in the figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Helmholtz 
B)  Young 
C)  Maxwell 
D)  Smith 
E)  Newton 
A)  Helmholtz 
B)  Young 
C)  Maxwell 
D)  Smith 
E)  Newton

Question 19

A unique blue is a blue that has no _______ or green tint.

Accepted Answer

A)  yellow 
B)  red 
C)  purple 
D)  orange 
E)  cyan 
A)  yellow 
B)  red 
C)  purple 
D)  orange 
E)  cyan

Question 20

Refer to the image.
  The moonlit world depicted in the image appears to be drained of color because

Accepted Answer

A)  we can only use two types of rod photoreceptors under these conditions. 
B)  in photopic conditions, only our rods are active. 
C)  in scotopic conditions, only our rods are active. 
D)  in photopic conditions, only our cones are active. 
E)  in scotopic conditions, only our S-cones are active. 
A)  we can only use two types of rod photoreceptors under these conditions. 
B)  in photopic conditions, only our rods are active. 
C)  in scotopic conditions, only our rods are active. 
D)  in photopic conditions, only our cones are active. 
E)  in scotopic conditions, only our S-cones are active.

Which of the following is a related color?

In the hue cancellation experiments described in the textbook, if the starting color were too reddish, you would add

Suppose a new, previously isolated culture is discovered and their language only has four color words. Which color is least likely to be one of the color terms in that language?

A(n) _______ is an individual who suffers from color blindness that is due to the absence of L-cones.

Suppose you are shown a red circle for a moment, and then shown two color choices and asked which of these colors you saw before. Which color pairing would present the most difficult choice?

If a video game labels friendly characters as green and enemy characters as red, who might have a hard time seeing the difference between friendly and enemy characters?

According to the _______ theory, the color of any light is defined in our visual system by the relationships among three numbers of a set.

Refer to the figure. If you stare at the right-hand image of the figure for 20 seconds, and then look at the left-hand image, which colors do the top three circles appear to be, from left to right (i.e., 11, 12, and 1 o'clock positions)?

What are the similarities and differences between the trichromatic and opponent color theories of color perception?

Which of the following is an argument from the textbook about the usefulness of color vision?

What type of lighting conditions occurs during the daytime in full sunlight?

According to the opponent color theory, the perception of color is based on the output of _ cones, each of them an opponency between _ colors.

How many dimensions does color space consist of?

Which of the following values (ranging from 0 to 255) in RGB color space would represent the color white?

_______ is a color perception effect in which the color of one region induces the opponent color in a neighboring region.

What kind of cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) compute chromatic differences, such as (L-M) and (M-L)?

The principle of univariance refers to the fact that

Refer to the figure. Which scientist developed the color-matching technique depicted in the figure?

A unique blue is a blue that has no _______ or green tint.

Refer to the image. The moonlit world depicted in the image appears to be drained of color because

Introduction

The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals

Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes

Perceiving and Recognizing Objects

Space Perception and Binocular Vision

Attention and Scene Perception

Visual Motion Perception

Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics

Hearing in the Environment

Music and Speech Perception

Vestibular Sensation

Touch

Olfaction

Taste

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Exam 5: The Perception of Color

Which of the following is a related color?

In the hue cancellation experiments described in the textbook, if the starting color were too reddish, you would add

Suppose a new, previously isolated culture is discovered and their language only has four color words. Which color is least likely to be one of the color terms in that language?

A(n) _______ is an individual who suffers from color blindness that is due to the absence of L-cones.

Suppose you are shown a red circle for a moment, and then shown two color choices and asked which of these colors you saw before. Which color pairing would present the most difficult choice?

If a video game labels friendly characters as green and enemy characters as red, who might have a hard time seeing the difference between friendly and enemy characters?

According to the _______ theory, the color of any light is defined in our visual system by the relationships among three numbers of a set.

Refer to the figure. If you stare at the right-hand image of the figure for 20 seconds, and then look at the left-hand image, which colors do the top three circles appear to be, from left to right (i.e., 11, 12, and 1 o'clock positions)?

What are the similarities and differences between the trichromatic and opponent color theories of color perception?

Which of the following is an argument from the textbook about the usefulness of color vision?

What type of lighting conditions occurs during the daytime in full sunlight?

According to the opponent color theory, the perception of color is based on the output of _______ cones, each of them an opponency between _______ colors.

How many dimensions does color space consist of?

Which of the following values (ranging from 0 to 255) in RGB color space would represent the color white?

_______ is a color perception effect in which the color of one region induces the opponent color in a neighboring region.

What kind of cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) compute chromatic differences, such as (L-M) and (M-L)?

The principle of univariance refers to the fact that

Refer to the figure. Which scientist developed the color-matching technique depicted in the figure?

A unique blue is a blue that has no _______ or green tint.

Refer to the image. The moonlit world depicted in the image appears to be drained of color because

Introduction

The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals

Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes

Perceiving and Recognizing Objects

Space Perception and Binocular Vision

Attention and Scene Perception

Visual Motion Perception

Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics

Hearing in the Environment

Music and Speech Perception

Vestibular Sensation

Touch

Olfaction

Taste

Filters

According to the opponent color theory, the perception of color is based on the output of _ cones, each of them an opponency between _ colors.