Question 1

According to one theory, the __________ stream controls behavior in the absence of conscious awareness.

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The answer of According to one theory, the __________ stream...

Question 2

Transduction refers to the

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A)  perception of lights. 
B)  disappearance of visual stimuli. 
C)  transmission of sensory signals to the cortex. 
D)  transmission of visual signals to the cortex. 
E)  translation of one form of energy to another. 
A)  perception of lights. 
B)  disappearance of visual stimuli. 
C)  transmission of sensory signals to the cortex. 
D)  transmission of visual signals to the cortex. 
E)  translation of one form of energy to another.

Question 3

Prosopagnosics

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A)  can usually recognize a face as a face. 
B)  have difficulty telling one face from another. 
C)  report seeing faces as a jumble of individual parts, rather than as a unitary whole. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  can usually recognize a face as a face. 
B)  have difficulty telling one face from another. 
C)  report seeing faces as a jumble of individual parts, rather than as a unitary whole. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 4

Prior to migraine attacks, sufferers often experience

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A)  headaches. 
B)  fortification illusions. 
C)  indigestion. 
D)  amnesia. 
E)  agnosia. 
A)  headaches. 
B)  fortification illusions. 
C)  indigestion. 
D)  amnesia. 
E)  agnosia.

Question 5

Parvocellular is to magnocellular as

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A)  2 is to 4 
B)  small is to big. 
C)  movement is to fine detail. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  2 is to 4 
B)  small is to big. 
C)  movement is to fine detail. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

Scotomas are located by

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A)  triangulation. 
B)  perimetry. 
C)  topography. 
D)  scotometry. 
E)  scatology. 
A)  triangulation. 
B)  perimetry. 
C)  topography. 
D)  scotometry. 
E)  scatology.

Question 7

The bleaching of rhodopsin by light

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A)  hyperpolarizes rods. 
B)  depolarizes rods. 
C)  depolarizes cones. 
D)  opens Na⁺ ᶜʰᵃⁿⁿᵉˡˢ. 
E)  opens K⁺ ᶜʰᵃⁿⁿᵉˡˢ. 
A)  hyperpolarizes rods. 
B)  depolarizes rods. 
C)  depolarizes cones. 
D)  opens Na⁺ ᶜʰᵃⁿⁿᵉˡˢ. 
E)  opens K⁺ ᶜʰᵃⁿⁿᵉˡˢ.

Question 8

The dorsal stream flows from primary visual cortex to

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A)  inferotemporal cortex then to prestriate cortex. 
B)  prestriate cortex then to inferotemporal cortex. 
C)  inferotemporal cortex then to posterior parietal cortex. 
D)  posterior parietal cortex then to inferotemporal cortex. 
E)  prestriate cortex then to posterior parietal cortex. 
A)  inferotemporal cortex then to prestriate cortex. 
B)  prestriate cortex then to inferotemporal cortex. 
C)  inferotemporal cortex then to posterior parietal cortex. 
D)  posterior parietal cortex then to inferotemporal cortex. 
E)  prestriate cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

Question 9

The Purkinje effect refers to the fact that

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A)  reds and yellows are brighter than blues and greens. 
B)  reds and yellows are more intense than blues and greens. 
C)  lights in the green-blue portion of the spectrum are brighter than lights in the yellow-red portion of the spectrum when viewed under dim illumination. 
D)  lights in the green-blue portion of the spectrum are brighter than equally intense lights in the yellow-red portion of the spectrum when viewed under dim illumination. 
E)  blue-greens are more intense than yellow-reds at night. 
A)  reds and yellows are brighter than blues and greens. 
B)  reds and yellows are more intense than blues and greens. 
C)  lights in the green-blue portion of the spectrum are brighter than lights in the yellow-red portion of the spectrum when viewed under dim illumination. 
D)  lights in the green-blue portion of the spectrum are brighter than equally intense lights in the yellow-red portion of the spectrum when viewed under dim illumination. 
E)  blue-greens are more intense than yellow-reds at night.

Question 10

Recent studies of the function of primary visual cortex neurons using natural visual scenes rather than simple artificial stimuli have discovered that

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A)  some neurons respond only to trees. 
B)  some neurons respond only to color. 
C)  visual neurons are plastic: As a background scene changes, the way that a neuron responds to elements in its receptive field changes. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  some neurons respond only to trees. 
B)  some neurons respond only to color. 
C)  visual neurons are plastic: As a background scene changes, the way that a neuron responds to elements in its receptive field changes. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 11

Color perception would be of less survival value if the color of an object

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A)  did not change under different illumination. 
B)  changed under different illumination. 
C)  were not a hue. 
D)  were not chromatic. 
E)  were influenced by its wavelength. 
A)  did not change under different illumination. 
B)  changed under different illumination. 
C)  were not a hue. 
D)  were not chromatic. 
E)  were influenced by its wavelength.

Question 12

Rattlesnakes can see in

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A)  what for humans would be complete darkness. 
B)  what for snakes is complete darkness. 
C)  infrared light. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C 
A)  what for humans would be complete darkness. 
B)  what for snakes is complete darkness. 
C)  infrared light. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C

Question 13

Animals without __________ tend to be nocturnal (i.e., active only at night).

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The answer of Animals without __________ tend to be nocturnal...

Question 14

The phenomenon of color constancy makes the point that

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A)  the perceived color of an object is not solely determined by the wavelengths of light that it reflects. 
B)  color is trichromatic. 
C)  color perception is trichromatic. 
D)  component and opponent processing are equal. 
E)  color and wavelength are the same thing. 
A)  the perceived color of an object is not solely determined by the wavelengths of light that it reflects. 
B)  color is trichromatic. 
C)  color perception is trichromatic. 
D)  component and opponent processing are equal. 
E)  color and wavelength are the same thing.

Question 15

A peg-like, cytochrome-oxidase-rich column of dual-opponent color cells is called

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A)  an "on-off" color peg. 
B)  a blob. 
C)  a color field. 
D)  an aggregate color peg. 
E)  a dual-opponent peg. 
A)  an "on-off" color peg. 
B)  a blob. 
C)  a color field. 
D)  an aggregate color peg. 
E)  a dual-opponent peg.

Question 16

The bleaching of rhodopsin by light

Accepted Answer

A)  triggers inhibitory effects. 
B)  closes rod sodium channels. 
C)  hyperpolarizes the rods. 
D)  reduces the release of glutamate from rods. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  triggers inhibitory effects. 
B)  closes rod sodium channels. 
C)  hyperpolarizes the rods. 
D)  reduces the release of glutamate from rods. 
E)  all of the above

Question 17

Connections between various areas of visual cortex are virtually always

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A)  unidirectional. 
B)  excitatory. 
C)  reciprocal. 
D)  inhibitory. 
E)  serial. 
A)  unidirectional. 
B)  excitatory. 
C)  reciprocal. 
D)  inhibitory. 
E)  serial.

Question 18

A nanometer is a

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A)  tenth of a meter. 
B)  hundredth of a meter. 
C)  thousandth of a meter. 
D)  millionth of a meter. 
E)  billionth of a meter. 
A)  tenth of a meter. 
B)  hundredth of a meter. 
C)  thousandth of a meter. 
D)  millionth of a meter. 
E)  billionth of a meter.

Question 19

Dual-opponent color cells are rich in __________.

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The answer of Dual-opponent color cells are rich in __________....

Question 20

The receptive field of a visual neuron is the area of the

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A)  striate cortex within which stimulation can activate the neuron. 
B)  striate cortex within which stimulation can inhibit the neuron. 
C)  visual field within which the suitable visual stimulus can influence the firing of the neuron. 
D)  retina within which stimulation with diffuse light can activate the neuron. 
E)  either A or B 
A)  striate cortex within which stimulation can activate the neuron. 
B)  striate cortex within which stimulation can inhibit the neuron. 
C)  visual field within which the suitable visual stimulus can influence the firing of the neuron. 
D)  retina within which stimulation with diffuse light can activate the neuron. 
E)  either A or B

According to one theory, the __________ stream controls behavior in the absence of conscious awareness.

Transduction refers to the

Prosopagnosics

Prior to migraine attacks, sufferers often experience

Parvocellular is to magnocellular as

Scotomas are located by

The bleaching of rhodopsin by light

The dorsal stream flows from primary visual cortex to

The Purkinje effect refers to the fact that

Recent studies of the function of primary visual cortex neurons using natural visual scenes rather than simple artificial stimuli have discovered that

Color perception would be of less survival value if the color of an object

Rattlesnakes can see in

Animals without __________ tend to be nocturnal (i.e., active only at night).

The phenomenon of color constancy makes the point that

A peg-like, cytochrome-oxidase-rich column of dual-opponent color cells is called

The bleaching of rhodopsin by light

Connections between various areas of visual cortex are virtually always

A nanometer is a

Dual-opponent color cells are rich in __________.

The receptive field of a visual neuron is the area of the

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Exam 6: The Visual System

According to one theory, the __________ stream controls behavior in the absence of conscious awareness.

Transduction refers to the

Prosopagnosics

Prior to migraine attacks, sufferers often experience

Parvocellular is to magnocellular as

Scotomas are located by

The bleaching of rhodopsin by light

The dorsal stream flows from primary visual cortex to

The Purkinje effect refers to the fact that

Recent studies of the function of primary visual cortex neurons using natural visual scenes rather than simple artificial stimuli have discovered that

Color perception would be of less survival value if the color of an object

Rattlesnakes can see in

Animals without __________ tend to be nocturnal (i.e., active only at night).

The phenomenon of color constancy makes the point that

A peg-like, cytochrome-oxidase-rich column of dual-opponent color cells is called

The bleaching of rhodopsin by light

Connections between various areas of visual cortex are virtually always

A nanometer is a

Dual-opponent color cells are rich in __________.

The receptive field of a visual neuron is the area of the

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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