Question 1

Which photoreceptors are most active when looking at a green forest?

Accepted Answer

A)  S-cones 
B)  M-cones 
C)  L-cones 
D)  Rods 
E)  All cones would be equally active. 
A)  S-cones 
B)  M-cones 
C)  L-cones 
D)  Rods 
E)  All cones would be equally active.

Question 2

What is a unique hue?

Accepted Answer

A unique hue is either red, green, blue,

Question 3

Suppose you are the lighting director for a theater production. The current spotlight on the stage is too blue and you want to make it whiter. What colored spotlight would you shine on the same area to cancel out the blue?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What is the difference between additive and subtractive color mixing?

Accepted Answer

Additive color mixing involves combinati

Question 5

Refer to the image.
  What kind of lighting condition is depicted in the image?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which photoreceptors do not contribute to color vision?

Accepted Answer

A)  S-cones 
B)  M-cones 
C)  L-cones 
D)  Rods 
E)  All of these photoreceptors contribute to color vision. 
A)  S-cones 
B)  M-cones 
C)  L-cones 
D)  Rods 
E)  All of these photoreceptors contribute to color vision.

Question 7

Which color is "illegal" for our visual systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bluish green 
B)  Reddish yellow 
C)  Yellowish green 
D)  Reddish blue 
E)  Greenish red 
A)  Bluish green 
B)  Reddish yellow 
C)  Yellowish green 
D)  Reddish blue 
E)  Greenish red

Question 8

Suppose you have a red surface and want it to seem as red as possible. What sort of background should you put behind it, according to the color contrast effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Red 
B)  Green 
C)  Blue 
D)  Yellow 
E)  Orange 
A)  Red 
B)  Green 
C)  Blue 
D)  Yellow 
E)  Orange

Question 9

Which of the following is not a unique hue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Red 
B)  Blue 
C)  Green 
D)  Yellow 
E)  Magenta 
A)  Red 
B)  Blue 
C)  Green 
D)  Yellow 
E)  Magenta

Question 10

Which of the following correctly lists the color-opponent pairs coded by the visual system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blue versus red; yellow versus green; black versus white 
B)  Blue versus white; yellow versus green; black versus red 
C)  Blue versus green; red versus yellow; black versus white 
D)  Blue versus yellow; red versus green; black versus white 
E)  Blue versus yellow; red versus green; gray versus white 
A)  Blue versus red; yellow versus green; black versus white 
B)  Blue versus white; yellow versus green; black versus red 
C)  Blue versus green; red versus yellow; black versus white 
D)  Blue versus yellow; red versus green; black versus white 
E)  Blue versus yellow; red versus green; gray versus white

Question 11

_______ describes an individual with no cones of any type.

Accepted Answer

A)  A cone monochromat 
B)  Cone-anomalous 
C)  A protanope 
D)  A rod monochromat 
E)  A deuteranope 
A)  A cone monochromat 
B)  Cone-anomalous 
C)  A protanope 
D)  A rod monochromat 
E)  A deuteranope

Question 12

When white wine is tinted to have a rosé color, what flavors do people report that are different than what they report with normal white wine?

Accepted Answer

A)  More red fruit and less white fruit flavor 
B)  More white fruit and less red fruit flavor 
C)  More citrus flavor 
D)  More bitter green flavor 
E)  Less sweetness 
A)  More red fruit and less white fruit flavor 
B)  More white fruit and less red fruit flavor 
C)  More citrus flavor 
D)  More bitter green flavor 
E)  Less sweetness

Question 13

What is the term for the light that shines onto a surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  Light 
B)  Reflectant 
C)  Source 
D)  Spectrant 
E)  Illuminant 
A)  Light 
B)  Reflectant 
C)  Source 
D)  Spectrant 
E)  Illuminant

Question 14

What is the function relating the wavelength of light to the percentage of that wavelength that is reflected from the surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spectral power distribution 
B)  Spectral illuminant 
C)  Spectral reflectance function 
D)  Color absorption function 
E)  Wavelength absorption function 
A)  Spectral power distribution 
B)  Spectral illuminant 
C)  Spectral reflectance function 
D)  Color absorption function 
E)  Wavelength absorption function

Question 15

Which of the following lists the steps in color perception in the correct order?

Accepted Answer

A)  Detection, appearance, discrimination 
B)  Appearance, detection, discrimination 
C)  Detection, discrimination, appearance 
D)  Appearance, discrimination, detection 
E)  Discrimination, detection, appearance 
A)  Detection, appearance, discrimination 
B)  Appearance, detection, discrimination 
C)  Detection, discrimination, appearance 
D)  Appearance, discrimination, detection 
E)  Discrimination, detection, appearance

Question 16

Name the three steps in color perception as discussed in the textbook, and briefly describe each one.

Accepted Answer

The three steps are detection, during wh

Question 17

What is color constancy, and how does the visual system achieve it?

Accepted Answer

Color constancy is the tendency of surfa

Question 18

_______ is the idea that basic perceptual experiences may be determined in part by the cultural environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural determination 
B)  Culturalism 
C)  Cultural perceptualism 
D)  Cultural relativism 
E)  Chromatic adaptation 
A)  Cultural determination 
B)  Culturalism 
C)  Cultural perceptualism 
D)  Cultural relativism 
E)  Chromatic adaptation

Question 19

Mixing paints to create new colors is an example of _______ color mixing, while shining lights to create new colors is an example of _______ color mixing.

Accepted Answer

A)  additive; subtractive 
B)  subtractive; additive 
C)  additive; component 
D)  multiple; opponent 
E)  opponent; multiple 
A)  additive; subtractive 
B)  subtractive; additive 
C)  additive; component 
D)  multiple; opponent 
E)  opponent; multiple

Question 20

Which photoreceptors are most active when looking at a blue sky?

Accepted Answer

A)  S-cones 
B)  M-cones 
C)  L-cones 
D)  M- and L-cones 
E)  Rods 
A)  S-cones 
B)  M-cones 
C)  L-cones 
D)  M- and L-cones 
E)  Rods

Which photoreceptors are most active when looking at a green forest?

What is a unique hue?

Suppose you are the lighting director for a theater production. The current spotlight on the stage is too blue and you want to make it whiter. What colored spotlight would you shine on the same area to cancel out the blue?

What is the difference between additive and subtractive color mixing?

Refer to the image. What kind of lighting condition is depicted in the image?

Which photoreceptors do not contribute to color vision?

Which color is "illegal" for our visual systems?

Suppose you have a red surface and want it to seem as red as possible. What sort of background should you put behind it, according to the color contrast effect?

Which of the following is not a unique hue?

Which of the following correctly lists the color-opponent pairs coded by the visual system?

_______ describes an individual with no cones of any type.

When white wine is tinted to have a rosé color, what flavors do people report that are different than what they report with normal white wine?

What is the term for the light that shines onto a surface?

What is the function relating the wavelength of light to the percentage of that wavelength that is reflected from the surface?

Which of the following lists the steps in color perception in the correct order?

Name the three steps in color perception as discussed in the textbook, and briefly describe each one.

What is color constancy, and how does the visual system achieve it?

_______ is the idea that basic perceptual experiences may be determined in part by the cultural environment.

Mixing paints to create new colors is an example of _ color mixing, while shining lights to create new colors is an example of _ color mixing.

Which photoreceptors are most active when looking at a blue sky?

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

Exam 5: The Perception of Color

Which photoreceptors are most active when looking at a green forest?

What is a unique hue?

Suppose you are the lighting director for a theater production. The current spotlight on the stage is too blue and you want to make it whiter. What colored spotlight would you shine on the same area to cancel out the blue?

What is the difference between additive and subtractive color mixing?

Refer to the image. What kind of lighting condition is depicted in the image?

Which photoreceptors do not contribute to color vision?

Which color is "illegal" for our visual systems?

Suppose you have a red surface and want it to seem as red as possible. What sort of background should you put behind it, according to the color contrast effect?

Which of the following is not a unique hue?

Which of the following correctly lists the color-opponent pairs coded by the visual system?

_______ describes an individual with no cones of any type.

When white wine is tinted to have a rosé color, what flavors do people report that are different than what they report with normal white wine?

What is the term for the light that shines onto a surface?

What is the function relating the wavelength of light to the percentage of that wavelength that is reflected from the surface?

Which of the following lists the steps in color perception in the correct order?

Name the three steps in color perception as discussed in the textbook, and briefly describe each one.

What is color constancy, and how does the visual system achieve it?

_______ is the idea that basic perceptual experiences may be determined in part by the cultural environment.

Mixing paints to create new colors is an example of _______ color mixing, while shining lights to create new colors is an example of _______ color mixing.

Which photoreceptors are most active when looking at a blue sky?

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

Mixing paints to create new colors is an example of _ color mixing, while shining lights to create new colors is an example of _ color mixing.