Question 1

Which brain region is most specialized for motion processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary visual cortex (area V1) 
B)  Optic chiasm 
C)  Middle temporal area (area V5/MT) 
D)  Frontal lobe 
E)  Lingual gyrus (area V3) 
A)  Primary visual cortex (area V1) 
B)  Optic chiasm 
C)  Middle temporal area (area V5/MT) 
D)  Frontal lobe 
E)  Lingual gyrus (area V3)

Question 2

Which of the following is not a type of eye movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vergence 
B)  Saccade 
C)  Rapid pursuit 
D)  Smooth pursuit 
E)  Reflexive 
A)  Vergence 
B)  Saccade 
C)  Rapid pursuit 
D)  Smooth pursuit 
E)  Reflexive

Question 3

The development of motion perception may be impaired by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poor nutrition 
B)  Congenital cataracts 
C)  Too much TV watching 
D)  Extremely bright environments 
E)  Parental interference 
A)  Poor nutrition 
B)  Congenital cataracts 
C)  Too much TV watching 
D)  Extremely bright environments 
E)  Parental interference

Question 4

Receptive field updating occurs when receptive fields transiently remap towards the point of fixation and

Accepted Answer

A)  increase their response at the current point of fixation. 
B)  become insensitive to new stimuli during a saccade. 
C)  neurons shift their receptive fields just before a saccade. 
D)  neurons shift their receptive fields just after a saccade. 
E)  neurons maintain the same receptive fields as they had before the saccade. 
A)  increase their response at the current point of fixation. 
B)  become insensitive to new stimuli during a saccade. 
C)  neurons shift their receptive fields just before a saccade. 
D)  neurons shift their receptive fields just after a saccade. 
E)  neurons maintain the same receptive fields as they had before the saccade.

Question 5

_______ is the motion of an object that is defined by changes in luminance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anomalous motion 
B)  First-order motion 
C)  Second-order motion 
D)  Interocular motion 
E)  Motion aftereffect 
A)  Anomalous motion 
B)  First-order motion 
C)  Second-order motion 
D)  Interocular motion 
E)  Motion aftereffect

Question 6

That a strong motion aftereffect is obtained when one eye is adapted and the other is tested suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  the motion aftereffect works better with one eye. 
B)  adaptation is responsible for the motion aftereffect. 
C)  testing the other eye increases the chance of seeing a motion aftereffect. 
D)  the motion aftereffect occurs in a part of the visual system where information from the two eyes is combined. 
E)  The motion aftereffect occurs at the level of the retina. 
A)  the motion aftereffect works better with one eye. 
B)  adaptation is responsible for the motion aftereffect. 
C)  testing the other eye increases the chance of seeing a motion aftereffect. 
D)  the motion aftereffect occurs in a part of the visual system where information from the two eyes is combined. 
E)  The motion aftereffect occurs at the level of the retina.

Question 7

Suppose you are in a snowstorm and can tell which way the wind is blowing by what percentage of snowflakes are moving in the same direction. What type of motion perception is this most analogous to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apparent motion 
B)  Motion aftereffect 
C)  Second-order motion 
D)  Correlated-dot motion 
E)  Multiple aperture motion 
A)  Apparent motion 
B)  Motion aftereffect 
C)  Second-order motion 
D)  Correlated-dot motion 
E)  Multiple aperture motion

Question 8

Which type of eye movements do we make while reading a book?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saccadic 
B)  Convergent 
C)  Smooth pursuit 
D)  Reflexive 
E)  Divergent 
A)  Saccadic 
B)  Convergent 
C)  Smooth pursuit 
D)  Reflexive 
E)  Divergent

Question 9

Motion capture in movies, in which points of light on each joint of the body allow computers to register the motion of actors, is which kind of motion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apparent motion 
B)  Biological motion 
C)  Optic flow 
D)  Correlated-dot motion 
E)  Tau 
A)  Apparent motion 
B)  Biological motion 
C)  Optic flow 
D)  Correlated-dot motion 
E)  Tau

Question 10

What is the comparator and what role does it play in eye movements and motion perception?

Accepted Answer

Eye movements cause images on the retina

Question 11

Imagine that you adapted to a motion stimulus with one eye and then switched to the other eye and did not experience a motion aftereffect in that eye. This lack of interocular transfer implies that the locus of the motion aftereffect is

Accepted Answer

A)  before V1. 
B)  V1 or later. 
C)  V2 or later. 
D)  in V5/MT. 
E)  definitely in the retina. 
A)  before V1. 
B)  V1 or later. 
C)  V2 or later. 
D)  in V5/MT. 
E)  definitely in the retina.

Question 12

If you hear a loud noise and rapidly shift your eyes to point in the direction of where the noise came from, which kind of eye movement are you making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reflexive 
B)  Convergent 
C)  Divergent 
D)  Smooth pursuit 
E)  Saccade 
A)  Reflexive 
B)  Convergent 
C)  Divergent 
D)  Smooth pursuit 
E)  Saccade

Question 13

When you watch a bicyclist ride down the street, which kind of eye movement are you using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saccade 
B)  Convergent 
C)  Divergent 
D)  Smooth pursuit 
E)  Reflexive 
A)  Saccade 
B)  Convergent 
C)  Divergent 
D)  Smooth pursuit 
E)  Reflexive

Question 14

The problem faced by the motion detection system of knowing which feature in Frame 2 corresponds to a particular feature in Frame 1 is known as the _______ problem.

Accepted Answer

A)  aperture 
B)  correspondence 
C)  temporal lobe 
D)  apparent motion 
E)  disambiguation 
A)  aperture 
B)  correspondence 
C)  temporal lobe 
D)  apparent motion 
E)  disambiguation

Question 15

The impression of smooth motion that comes from the rapid alternation of objects appearing in nearby locations in rapid succession is

Accepted Answer

A)  second-order motion. 
B)  motion aftereffect. 
C)  kinetic motion. 
D)  aperture motion. 
E)  apparent motion. 
A)  second-order motion. 
B)  motion aftereffect. 
C)  kinetic motion. 
D)  aperture motion. 
E)  apparent motion.

Question 16

This eye movement turns the eyes inward or outward to help you focus on an object.

Accepted Answer

A)  Smooth pursuit 
B)  Saccade 
C)  Vergence 
D)  Reflexive 
E)  Accommodation 
A)  Smooth pursuit 
B)  Saccade 
C)  Vergence 
D)  Reflexive 
E)  Accommodation

Which brain region is most specialized for motion processing?

Which of the following is not a type of eye movement?

The development of motion perception may be impaired by which of the following?

Receptive field updating occurs when receptive fields transiently remap towards the point of fixation and

_______ is the motion of an object that is defined by changes in luminance.

That a strong motion aftereffect is obtained when one eye is adapted and the other is tested suggests that

Suppose you are in a snowstorm and can tell which way the wind is blowing by what percentage of snowflakes are moving in the same direction. What type of motion perception is this most analogous to?

Which type of eye movements do we make while reading a book?

Motion capture in movies, in which points of light on each joint of the body allow computers to register the motion of actors, is which kind of motion?

What is the comparator and what role does it play in eye movements and motion perception?

Imagine that you adapted to a motion stimulus with one eye and then switched to the other eye and did not experience a motion aftereffect in that eye. This lack of interocular transfer implies that the locus of the motion aftereffect is

If you hear a loud noise and rapidly shift your eyes to point in the direction of where the noise came from, which kind of eye movement are you making?

When you watch a bicyclist ride down the street, which kind of eye movement are you using?

The problem faced by the motion detection system of knowing which feature in Frame 2 corresponds to a particular feature in Frame 1 is known as the _______ problem.

The impression of smooth motion that comes from the rapid alternation of objects appearing in nearby locations in rapid succession is

This eye movement turns the eyes inward or outward to help you focus on an object.

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

Which brain region is most specialized for motion processing?

Which of the following is not a type of eye movement?

The development of motion perception may be impaired by which of the following?

Receptive field updating occurs when receptive fields transiently remap towards the point of fixation and

_______ is the motion of an object that is defined by changes in luminance.

That a strong motion aftereffect is obtained when one eye is adapted and the other is tested suggests that

Suppose you are in a snowstorm and can tell which way the wind is blowing by what percentage of snowflakes are moving in the same direction. What type of motion perception is this most analogous to?

Which type of eye movements do we make while reading a book?

Motion capture in movies, in which points of light on each joint of the body allow computers to register the motion of actors, is which kind of motion?

What is the comparator and what role does it play in eye movements and motion perception?

Imagine that you adapted to a motion stimulus with one eye and then switched to the other eye and did not experience a motion aftereffect in that eye. This lack of interocular transfer implies that the locus of the motion aftereffect is

If you hear a loud noise and rapidly shift your eyes to point in the direction of where the noise came from, which kind of eye movement are you making?

When you watch a bicyclist ride down the street, which kind of eye movement are you using?

The problem faced by the motion detection system of knowing which feature in Frame 2 corresponds to a particular feature in Frame 1 is known as the _______ problem.

The impression of smooth motion that comes from the rapid alternation of objects appearing in nearby locations in rapid succession is

This eye movement turns the eyes inward or outward to help you focus on an object.

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