Question 1

Presenting transcranial magnetic stimulation to the area of the STS in humans _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased the person's ability to perceive biological motion 
B)  decreased the person's ability to perceive biological motion 
C)  did not affect the person's ability to perceive biological motion 
D)  resulted in gender difference in perceiving biological motion 
A)  increased the person's ability to perceive biological motion 
B)  decreased the person's ability to perceive biological motion 
C)  did not affect the person's ability to perceive biological motion 
D)  resulted in gender difference in perceiving biological motion

Question 2

A "point-light walker" wears lights on different body locations. When viewed in a dark room, an observer would perceive a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  person when the point-light walker is not moving 
B)  person when the point-light walker is moving 
C)  person if just one light on the person is moving 
D)  unidentifiable biological organism when the point-light walker is moving 
A)  person when the point-light walker is not moving 
B)  person when the point-light walker is moving 
C)  person if just one light on the person is moving 
D)  unidentifiable biological organism when the point-light walker is moving

Question 3

Identify four brain regions involved in perception motion and describe the role of each region.

Accepted Answer

Striate Cortex (V1): Direction of motion

Question 4

The connection between MT neurons and movement perception has been supported by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  lesioning studies only 
B)  microstimulation studies only 
C)  both lesioning and microstimulation studies 
D)  intact brain studies only 
A)  lesioning studies only 
B)  microstimulation studies only 
C)  both lesioning and microstimulation studies 
D)  intact brain studies only

Question 5

According to corollary discharge theory, movement is perceived when _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a disturbance in the global optic array 
B)  the comparator receives the corollary discharge signal and image displacement signal simultaneously 
C)  the comparator receives the corollary discharge signal alone or image displacement signal alone 
D)  the comparator finds dissimilarities between the local and global optic arrays 
A)  there is a disturbance in the global optic array 
B)  the comparator receives the corollary discharge signal and image displacement signal simultaneously 
C)  the comparator receives the corollary discharge signal alone or image displacement signal alone 
D)  the comparator finds dissimilarities between the local and global optic arrays

Question 6

R.W., the man who experienced vertigo when he moved his eyes, suffered cortical damage that eliminated _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  corollary discharge signals 
B)  image movement signals 
C)  cortical magnification 
D)  binocular cell firing 
A)  corollary discharge signals 
B)  image movement signals 
C)  cortical magnification 
D)  binocular cell firing

Question 7

An afterimage when viewed in the dark appears to move when you move your eyes. The corollary discharge theory predicts this because _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  there is an IDS, but not a CDS 
B)  there is no IDS, but there is a CDS 
C)  there is no IDS and no CDS 
D)  there is both IDS and CDS 
A)  there is an IDS, but not a CDS 
B)  there is no IDS, but there is a CDS 
C)  there is no IDS and no CDS 
D)  there is both IDS and CDS

Question 8

A monkey with an intact MT cortex can detect the direction of moving dots when coherence is ____%, while a monkey that has had the MT cortex lesioned detects the direction of the moving dots when coherence is _____%.

Accepted Answer

A)  1-2; 10-20 
B)  10-20; 1-2 
C)  1-2; 1-2 
D)  1-20; 1-2 
A)  1-2; 10-20 
B)  10-20; 1-2 
C)  1-2; 1-2 
D)  1-20; 1-2

Question 9

Pack and Born (2001) found that the combining of responses from V1 cells occurs after about ______ after presentation of the moving bars.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 msec 
B)  20 msec 
C)  140 msec 
D)  900 msec 
A)  1 msec 
B)  20 msec 
C)  140 msec 
D)  900 msec

Question 10

A mouse "freezes" when it sees a cat nearby. This assists the mouse's survival because being motionless reduces _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the attention-attracting effect of motion 
B)  the effectiveness of camouflage 
C)  the levels of stress hormones 
D)  the pheromones the mouse gives off 
A)  the attention-attracting effect of motion 
B)  the effectiveness of camouflage 
C)  the levels of stress hormones 
D)  the pheromones the mouse gives off

Presenting transcranial magnetic stimulation to the area of the STS in humans _____.

A "point-light walker" wears lights on different body locations. When viewed in a dark room, an observer would perceive a(n) _____.

Identify four brain regions involved in perception motion and describe the role of each region.

The connection between MT neurons and movement perception has been supported by _____.

According to corollary discharge theory, movement is perceived when _____.

R.W., the man who experienced vertigo when he moved his eyes, suffered cortical damage that eliminated _____.

An afterimage when viewed in the dark appears to move when you move your eyes. The corollary discharge theory predicts this because _____.

A monkey with an intact MT cortex can detect the direction of moving dots when coherence is %, while a monkey that has had the MT cortex lesioned detects the direction of the moving dots when coherence is _%.

Pack and Born (2001) found that the combining of responses from V1 cells occurs after about ______ after presentation of the moving bars.

A mouse "freezes" when it sees a cat nearby. This assists the mouse's survival because being motionless reduces _____.

Introduction to Perception

The Beginning of the Perceptual Process

Neural Processing

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Visual Attention

Taking Action

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing I: Basic Processes and Pitch Perception

Hearing II: Location and Organization

Speech Perception

The Cutaneous Senses

The Chemical Senses

Filters

Exam 8: Perceiving Motion

Presenting transcranial magnetic stimulation to the area of the STS in humans _____.

A "point-light walker" wears lights on different body locations. When viewed in a dark room, an observer would perceive a(n) _____.

Identify four brain regions involved in perception motion and describe the role of each region.

The connection between MT neurons and movement perception has been supported by _____.

According to corollary discharge theory, movement is perceived when _____.

R.W., the man who experienced vertigo when he moved his eyes, suffered cortical damage that eliminated _____.

An afterimage when viewed in the dark appears to move when you move your eyes. The corollary discharge theory predicts this because _____.

A monkey with an intact MT cortex can detect the direction of moving dots when coherence is ____%, while a monkey that has had the MT cortex lesioned detects the direction of the moving dots when coherence is _____%.

Pack and Born (2001) found that the combining of responses from V1 cells occurs after about ______ after presentation of the moving bars.

A mouse "freezes" when it sees a cat nearby. This assists the mouse's survival because being motionless reduces _____.

Introduction to Perception

The Beginning of the Perceptual Process

Neural Processing

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Visual Attention

Taking Action

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing I: Basic Processes and Pitch Perception

Hearing II: Location and Organization

Speech Perception

The Cutaneous Senses

The Chemical Senses

Filters

A monkey with an intact MT cortex can detect the direction of moving dots when coherence is %, while a monkey that has had the MT cortex lesioned detects the direction of the moving dots when coherence is _%.