Question 1

Refer to the figure.
  The M unit would best respond to a(n) _______ direction of motion.

Accepted Answer

A)  upward 
B)  downward 
C)  leftward 
D)  rightward 
E)  diagonal 
A)  upward 
B)  downward 
C)  leftward 
D)  rightward 
E)  diagonal D

Question 2

Refer to the figure.
  The image on the right illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the role of the comparator. 
B)  saccadic suppression. 
C)  a pattern of eye movements. 
D)  the phenomenon known as vergence. 
E)  points of binocular disparity. 
A)  the role of the comparator. 
B)  saccadic suppression. 
C)  a pattern of eye movements. 
D)  the phenomenon known as vergence. 
E)  points of binocular disparity. C

Question 3

The motion we interpret as people moving around from a few animated dots is called _______ motion.

Accepted Answer

A)  apparent 
B)  induced 
C)  real 
D)  biological 
E)  ambiguous 
A)  apparent 
B)  induced 
C)  real 
D)  biological 
E)  ambiguous D

Question 4

What is the "aperture problem"?

Accepted Answer

A)  We cannot perceive motion seen through apertures. 
B)  We cannot perceive forms seen through apertures. 
C)  Global edge motion seen through several apertures is ambiguous. 
D)  Local edge motion seen through a single aperture is ambiguous. 
E)  We perceive all motion seen through an aperture as horizontal motion. 
A)  We cannot perceive motion seen through apertures. 
B)  We cannot perceive forms seen through apertures. 
C)  Global edge motion seen through several apertures is ambiguous. 
D)  Local edge motion seen through a single aperture is ambiguous. 
E)  We perceive all motion seen through an aperture as horizontal motion.

Question 5

An area of the visual system that receives one copy of the order issued by the motor system when the eyes move is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a comparator. 
B)  the superior colliculus. 
C)  the caudal midbrain. 
D)  the parietal lobe. 
E)  the cerebellum. 
A)  a comparator. 
B)  the superior colliculus. 
C)  the caudal midbrain. 
D)  the parietal lobe. 
E)  the cerebellum.

Question 6

The "focus of expansion" informs you of the direction

Accepted Answer

A)  in which you are looking. 
B)  in which you are moving. 
C)  from which you came. 
D)  of the largest object in your visual field. 
E)  of the smallest object in your visual field. 
A)  in which you are looking. 
B)  in which you are moving. 
C)  from which you came. 
D)  of the largest object in your visual field. 
E)  of the smallest object in your visual field.

Question 7

A(n) _______ eye movement rapidly changes fixation from one object or location to another.

Accepted Answer

A)  tracking 
B)  saccade 
C)  smooth pursuit 
D)  scan 
E)  adapting 
A)  tracking 
B)  saccade 
C)  smooth pursuit 
D)  scan 
E)  adapting

Question 8

Imagine that you are at Niagara Falls, staring at the falling water for a few minutes. When you look away from the water at the crowd of people, the people seem to be floating upward. What phenomenon have you just experienced?

Accepted Answer

A)  Akinetopsia 
B)  Tau 
C)  Focus of expansion 
D)  Vergence eye movements 
E)  Motion aftereffect 
A)  Akinetopsia 
B)  Tau 
C)  Focus of expansion 
D)  Vergence eye movements 
E)  Motion aftereffect

Question 9

Why is the middle temporal area (MT) important for motion perception, and how has it been studied?

Accepted Answer

MT appears to be the area of brain where

Question 10

A field of globally moving dots can make stationary targets in the periphery seem to disappear in a phenomenon known as

Accepted Answer

A)  motion aftereffect. 
B)  motion-induced sensitivity. 
C)  motion-induced blindness. 
D)  saccadic suppression. 
E)  correlated dot motion. 
A)  motion aftereffect. 
B)  motion-induced sensitivity. 
C)  motion-induced blindness. 
D)  saccadic suppression. 
E)  correlated dot motion.

Question 11

Which statement about the development of motion perception in humans is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reflexive eye movements to moving targets are present in newborns. 
B)  V1 neurons in newborns have adult-like sensitivity. 
C)  Sensitivity to global motion matures at about 3-4 years of age. 
D)  Sensitivity to visual motion is fully developed at birth. 
E)  Sensitivity to motion-defined form and biological motion takes more than three years to develop. 
A)  Reflexive eye movements to moving targets are present in newborns. 
B)  V1 neurons in newborns have adult-like sensitivity. 
C)  Sensitivity to global motion matures at about 3-4 years of age. 
D)  Sensitivity to visual motion is fully developed at birth. 
E)  Sensitivity to motion-defined form and biological motion takes more than three years to develop.

Question 12

The reduction of visual sensitivity that occurs when we make saccadic eye movements is called

Accepted Answer

A)  attentional blink. 
B)  vigilance decrement. 
C)  saccadic enhancement. 
D)  saccadic suppression. 
E)  saccadic blindness. 
A)  attentional blink. 
B)  vigilance decrement. 
C)  saccadic enhancement. 
D)  saccadic suppression. 
E)  saccadic blindness.

Question 13

Refer to the figure.
  This is an example of _______, which is the changing angular position of points in an image that one experiences as they move through the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  an optic flow field 
B)  a positional change 
C)  an optic array 
D)  motion perspective 
E)  tau 
A)  an optic flow field 
B)  a positional change 
C)  an optic array 
D)  motion perspective 
E)  tau

Question 14

_______ describes the changing angular positions of points in a perspective image that we experience as we move through the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological motion 
B)  First-order motion 
C)  Optic flow 
D)  Second-order motion 
E)  Apparent motion 
A)  Biological motion 
B)  First-order motion 
C)  Optic flow 
D)  Second-order motion 
E)  Apparent motion

Question 15

A _______-defined object is one that is delineated by differences in reflected light.

Accepted Answer

A)  contrast 
B)  texture 
C)  luminance 
D)  color 
E)  hue 
A)  contrast 
B)  texture 
C)  luminance 
D)  color 
E)  hue

Question 16

What is the difference between smooth pursuit and saccadic eye movements?

Accepted Answer

A smooth pursuit eye movement is a volun

Question 17

In the Newsome and Pare paradigm, an observer's task is to

Accepted Answer

A)  determine whether or not motion is observed. 
B)  experience a motion aftereffect. 
C)  identify the direction of motion of the correlated dots. 
D)  trace moving dots. 
E)  perceive the dots as a moving person. 
A)  determine whether or not motion is observed. 
B)  experience a motion aftereffect. 
C)  identify the direction of motion of the correlated dots. 
D)  trace moving dots. 
E)  perceive the dots as a moving person.

Question 18

What is the difference between first-order and second-order motion?

Accepted Answer

First-order motion is the motion of an o

Question 19

_______ is a rare neuropsychological disorder in which the affected individual has no perception of motion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Akinetopsia 
B)  Motion agnosia 
C)  Motion blindness 
D)  Prosopagnosia 
E)  Hyperopia 
A)  Akinetopsia 
B)  Motion agnosia 
C)  Motion blindness 
D)  Prosopagnosia 
E)  Hyperopia

Question 20

During smooth pursuit, the eyes move

Accepted Answer

A)  steadily, to follow a moving object. 
B)  rapidly, while jumping from one object to the next. 
C)  independently. 
D)  with the head. 
E)  to the smoothest part of an object. 
A)  steadily, to follow a moving object. 
B)  rapidly, while jumping from one object to the next. 
C)  independently. 
D)  with the head. 
E)  to the smoothest part of an object.

Refer to the figure. The M unit would best respond to a(n) _______ direction of motion.

Refer to the figure. The image on the right illustrates

The motion we interpret as people moving around from a few animated dots is called _______ motion.

What is the "aperture problem"?

An area of the visual system that receives one copy of the order issued by the motor system when the eyes move is called

The "focus of expansion" informs you of the direction

A(n) _______ eye movement rapidly changes fixation from one object or location to another.

Imagine that you are at Niagara Falls, staring at the falling water for a few minutes. When you look away from the water at the crowd of people, the people seem to be floating upward. What phenomenon have you just experienced?

Why is the middle temporal area (MT) important for motion perception, and how has it been studied?

A field of globally moving dots can make stationary targets in the periphery seem to disappear in a phenomenon known as

Which statement about the development of motion perception in humans is false?

The reduction of visual sensitivity that occurs when we make saccadic eye movements is called

Refer to the figure. This is an example of _______, which is the changing angular position of points in an image that one experiences as they move through the world.

_______ describes the changing angular positions of points in a perspective image that we experience as we move through the world.

A _______-defined object is one that is delineated by differences in reflected light.

What is the difference between smooth pursuit and saccadic eye movements?

In the Newsome and Pare paradigm, an observer's task is to

What is the difference between first-order and second-order motion?

_______ is a rare neuropsychological disorder in which the affected individual has no perception of motion.

During smooth pursuit, the eyes move

Introduction

The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals

Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes

Perceiving and Recognizing Objects

The Perception of Color

Space Perception and Binocular Vision

Attention and Scene Perception

Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics

Hearing in the Environment

Music and Speech Perception

Vestibular Sensation

Touch

Olfaction

Taste

Filters

Exam 8: Visual Motion Perception

Refer to the figure. The M unit would best respond to a(n) _______ direction of motion.

Refer to the figure. The image on the right illustrates

The motion we interpret as people moving around from a few animated dots is called _______ motion.

What is the "aperture problem"?

An area of the visual system that receives one copy of the order issued by the motor system when the eyes move is called

The "focus of expansion" informs you of the direction

A(n) _______ eye movement rapidly changes fixation from one object or location to another.

Imagine that you are at Niagara Falls, staring at the falling water for a few minutes. When you look away from the water at the crowd of people, the people seem to be floating upward. What phenomenon have you just experienced?

Why is the middle temporal area (MT) important for motion perception, and how has it been studied?

A field of globally moving dots can make stationary targets in the periphery seem to disappear in a phenomenon known as

Which statement about the development of motion perception in humans is false?

The reduction of visual sensitivity that occurs when we make saccadic eye movements is called

Refer to the figure. This is an example of _______, which is the changing angular position of points in an image that one experiences as they move through the world.

_______ describes the changing angular positions of points in a perspective image that we experience as we move through the world.

A _______-defined object is one that is delineated by differences in reflected light.

What is the difference between smooth pursuit and saccadic eye movements?

In the Newsome and Pare paradigm, an observer's task is to

What is the difference between first-order and second-order motion?

_______ is a rare neuropsychological disorder in which the affected individual has no perception of motion.

During smooth pursuit, the eyes move

Introduction

The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals

Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes

Perceiving and Recognizing Objects

The Perception of Color

Space Perception and Binocular Vision

Attention and Scene Perception

Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics

Hearing in the Environment

Music and Speech Perception

Vestibular Sensation

Touch

Olfaction

Taste

Filters