Question 1

Which of the following receptive fields would NOT occur in normal trichromatic color perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  +S center with -ML surround 
B)  +M center with -L surround 
C)  -S center with +ML surround 
D)  +LM center with -S surround 
A)  +S center with -ML surround 
B)  +M center with -L surround 
C)  -S center with +ML surround 
D)  +LM center with -S surround D

Question 2

If you mix blue and yellow together using the subtractive mixture method, you'll get:

Accepted Answer

A)  red 
B)  yellow 
C)  green 
D)  gray 
A)  red 
B)  yellow 
C)  green 
D)  gray C

Question 3

Which of the following statements is consistent with retinex theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The visual system determines the lightest part of the stimulus and then seeks to determine if that part could be white. 
B)  Illumination causes adaptive changes in our photoreceptors which then influence our perception of the incoming reflected light. 
C)  After experiencing the same object under a wide range of illuminations, we make an unconscious inference about how the object would appear under white light. 
D)  Our memories of color and other properties of objects are permanently fixed. 
A)  The visual system determines the lightest part of the stimulus and then seeks to determine if that part could be white. 
B)  Illumination causes adaptive changes in our photoreceptors which then influence our perception of the incoming reflected light. 
C)  After experiencing the same object under a wide range of illuminations, we make an unconscious inference about how the object would appear under white light. 
D)  Our memories of color and other properties of objects are permanently fixed. A

Question 4

Which of the following statements about M and L cones is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  M and L cones comprise over 90% of the cones in most people's retinas. 
B)  M and L cones are distributed in a very regular pattern on the retina. 
C)  The proportion of M and L cones varies across individuals with normal color vision. 
D)  The opsin for M and L cones is encoded on the X chromosome. 
A)  M and L cones comprise over 90% of the cones in most people's retinas. 
B)  M and L cones are distributed in a very regular pattern on the retina. 
C)  The proportion of M and L cones varies across individuals with normal color vision. 
D)  The opsin for M and L cones is encoded on the X chromosome.

Question 5

Approximately 8% of males and .4% of females have:

Accepted Answer

A)  color vision deficiencies 
B)  color blindness 
C)  trichromacy 
D)  cerebral achromatopsia 
A)  color vision deficiencies 
B)  color blindness 
C)  trichromacy 
D)  cerebral achromatopsia

Question 6

Which of the following describes the path of color information in the visual system?

Accepted Answer

A)  cones Æ ganglion cells Æ V4 Æ V1 
B)  cones Æ LGN Æ V5 Æ V1 
C)  cones Æ LGN Æ ganglion cells Æ V1 
D)  cones Æ ganglion cells Æ LGN Æ V1 
A)  cones Æ ganglion cells Æ V4 Æ V1 
B)  cones Æ LGN Æ V5 Æ V1 
C)  cones Æ LGN Æ ganglion cells Æ V1 
D)  cones Æ ganglion cells Æ LGN Æ V1

Question 7

The trichromatic theory of color vision proposes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there are 3 primary colors 
B)  there are 3 monochromatic colors 
C)  the retina has 3 types of color receptors 
D)  the brain has 3 "color centers" 
A)  there are 3 primary colors 
B)  there are 3 monochromatic colors 
C)  the retina has 3 types of color receptors 
D)  the brain has 3 "color centers"

Question 8

Objects that appear white __________________ while objects that appear black __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  absorb only long wavelengths; absorb only short wavelengths 
B)  absorb only short wavelengths; absorb only long wavelengths 
C)  absorb no wavelengths; absorb all wavelengths 
D)  absorb all wavelengths; absorb no wavelengths 
A)  absorb only long wavelengths; absorb only short wavelengths 
B)  absorb only short wavelengths; absorb only long wavelengths 
C)  absorb no wavelengths; absorb all wavelengths 
D)  absorb all wavelengths; absorb no wavelengths

Question 9

Which of the following is an achromatic color?

Accepted Answer

A)  gray 
B)  red 
C)  yellow 
D)  green 
A)  gray 
B)  red 
C)  yellow 
D)  green

Question 10

Hue is the psychological reaction to:

Accepted Answer

A)  purity 
B)  reflectance 
C)  intensity 
D)  wavelength 
A)  purity 
B)  reflectance 
C)  intensity 
D)  wavelength

Question 11

Negative afterimages are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  simultaneous color contrasts 
B)  objective color contrasts 
C)  successive color contrasts 
D)  subjective color contrasts 
A)  simultaneous color contrasts 
B)  objective color contrasts 
C)  successive color contrasts 
D)  subjective color contrasts

Question 12

A gray object looks slightly red when presented against a green background. This is because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  simultaneous color contrasts 
B)  objective color contrasts 
C)  successive color contrasts 
D)  subjective color contrasts 
A)  simultaneous color contrasts 
B)  objective color contrasts 
C)  successive color contrasts 
D)  subjective color contrasts

Question 13

A person who is truly colorblind is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  anomalous trichromat 
B)  tritanope 
C)  monochromat 
D)  deuteranope 
A)  anomalous trichromat 
B)  tritanope 
C)  monochromat 
D)  deuteranope

Question 14

The intensity of the light source determines your experience of:

Accepted Answer

A)  saturation 
B)  brightness 
C)  lightness 
D)  hue 
A)  saturation 
B)  brightness 
C)  lightness 
D)  hue

Question 15

One method of assessing color vision is to ask the observer to detect a number hidden in a pattern of different colored circles. This is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Purkinje exam 
B)  Ishihara test 
C)  Farnsworth-Munsell test 
D)  Young-Helmholtz test 
A)  Purkinje exam 
B)  Ishihara test 
C)  Farnsworth-Munsell test 
D)  Young-Helmholtz test

Question 16

Intensity is to brightness as:

Accepted Answer

A)  reflectance is to lightness 
B)  wavelength is to saturation 
C)  purity is to hue 
D)  purity is to lightness 
A)  reflectance is to lightness 
B)  wavelength is to saturation 
C)  purity is to hue 
D)  purity is to lightness

Question 17

Relativists argue that color names are __________________. Relativists __________________ the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitrary; oppose 
B)  arbitrary; support 
C)  common to all people; oppose 
D)  common to all people; support 
A)  arbitrary; oppose 
B)  arbitrary; support 
C)  common to all people; oppose 
D)  common to all people; support

Question 18

Which of the following colors is the most saturated?

Accepted Answer

A)  white 
B)  blue 
C)  black 
D)  gray 
A)  white 
B)  blue 
C)  black 
D)  gray

Question 19

Which of the following statements about tritanopes is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tritanopes confuse blues and yellows. 
B)  Tritanopes do not have any M cones. 
C)  Males and females are equally likely to be a tritanope. 
D)  Tritanopes are very rare. 
A)  Tritanopes confuse blues and yellows. 
B)  Tritanopes do not have any M cones. 
C)  Males and females are equally likely to be a tritanope. 
D)  Tritanopes are very rare.

Question 20

The physical property "wavelength" is related to which perceptual term?

Accepted Answer

A)  hue 
B)  saturation 
C)  brightness 
D)  lightness 
A)  hue 
B)  saturation 
C)  brightness 
D)  lightness

Which of the following receptive fields would NOT occur in normal trichromatic color perception?

If you mix blue and yellow together using the subtractive mixture method, you'll get:

Which of the following statements is consistent with retinex theory?

Which of the following statements about M and L cones is FALSE?

Approximately 8% of males and .4% of females have:

Which of the following describes the path of color information in the visual system?

The trichromatic theory of color vision proposes that:

Objects that appear white while objects that appear black .

Which of the following is an achromatic color?

Hue is the psychological reaction to:

Negative afterimages are examples of:

A gray object looks slightly red when presented against a green background. This is because of:

A person who is truly colorblind is a(n):

The intensity of the light source determines your experience of:

One method of assessing color vision is to ask the observer to detect a number hidden in a pattern of different colored circles. This is known as the:

Intensity is to brightness as:

Relativists argue that color names are . Relativists the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Which of the following colors is the most saturated?

Which of the following statements about tritanopes is FALSE?

The physical property "wavelength" is related to which perceptual term?

Introduction

Research Methods

The Visual System

Basic Visual Functions

Visual Pattern Perception

Distance and Size Perception

Motion

The Auditory System

Basic Auditory Functions

Auditory Pattern Perception

The Skin Senses

The Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell

Perceptual Development

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Exam 7: Color

Which of the following receptive fields would NOT occur in normal trichromatic color perception?

If you mix blue and yellow together using the subtractive mixture method, you'll get:

Which of the following statements is consistent with retinex theory?

Which of the following statements about M and L cones is FALSE?

Approximately 8% of males and .4% of females have:

Which of the following describes the path of color information in the visual system?

The trichromatic theory of color vision proposes that:

Objects that appear white __________________ while objects that appear black __________________.

Which of the following is an achromatic color?

Hue is the psychological reaction to:

Negative afterimages are examples of:

A gray object looks slightly red when presented against a green background. This is because of:

A person who is truly colorblind is a(n):

The intensity of the light source determines your experience of:

One method of assessing color vision is to ask the observer to detect a number hidden in a pattern of different colored circles. This is known as the:

Intensity is to brightness as:

Relativists argue that color names are __________________. Relativists __________________ the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Which of the following colors is the most saturated?

Which of the following statements about tritanopes is FALSE?

The physical property "wavelength" is related to which perceptual term?

Introduction

Research Methods

The Visual System

Basic Visual Functions

Visual Pattern Perception

Distance and Size Perception

Motion

The Auditory System

Basic Auditory Functions

Auditory Pattern Perception

The Skin Senses

The Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell

Perceptual Development

Filters

Objects that appear white while objects that appear black .

Relativists argue that color names are . Relativists the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.