Question 1

Describe the kinds of neurons in the primary visual cortex.How are they organized? Describe the research that led to the discovery of this organization.

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30% for describing lower layer IV, simpl

Question 2

Scotomas are normally identified and characterized by a __________ test.

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The answer of Scotomas are normally identified and characterized by...

Question 3

Hemianopsic patients who focus on the tip of a person's nose sometimes

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A)  experience completion. 
B)  report seeing only half the face contralateral to the damage. 
C)  report seeing the entire face. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C 
A)  experience completion. 
B)  report seeing only half the face contralateral to the damage. 
C)  report seeing the entire face. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C

Question 4

The visual system has evolved to perceive edges.Discuss.Include the research of Hubel and Wiesel, contrast enhancement, and surface interpolation in your discussion.

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20% for discussing edge percep

Question 5

The trichromatic theory of color vision is

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A)  supported by complementary afterimages. 
B)  a version of the opponent-process theory. 
C)  supported by monochromatic colors. 
D)  the opponent theory. 
E)  the component theory. 
A)  supported by complementary afterimages. 
B)  a version of the opponent-process theory. 
C)  supported by monochromatic colors. 
D)  the opponent theory. 
E)  the component theory.

Question 6

Somehow the visual system compares the wavelengths of light reflected by adjacent areas of a visual display, and on this basis color is perceived.The cells that appear to perform this function are

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A)  cones. 
B)  dual-opponent color cells. 
C)  simple cortical color cells. 
D)  trichromatic color cells. 
E)  complex cortical color cells. 
A)  cones. 
B)  dual-opponent color cells. 
C)  simple cortical color cells. 
D)  trichromatic color cells. 
E)  complex cortical color cells.

Question 7

Complex visual cortex cells are __________ than simple cells.

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A)  much bigger 
B)  much smaller 
C)  more numerous 
D)  less numerous 
E)  more inhibitory 
A)  much bigger 
B)  much smaller 
C)  more numerous 
D)  less numerous 
E)  more inhibitory

Question 8

A.T.is a woman with damage to her dorsal visual stream.She

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A)  has little difficulty making accurate movements under visual control. 
B)  has substantial difficulty making accurate movements under visual control. 
C)  has substantial difficulty consciously recognizing objects. 
D)  also has damage to her inferotemporal cortex. 
E)  both A and D 
A)  has little difficulty making accurate movements under visual control. 
B)  has substantial difficulty making accurate movements under visual control. 
C)  has substantial difficulty consciously recognizing objects. 
D)  also has damage to her inferotemporal cortex. 
E)  both A and D

Question 9

Which of the following is accomplished by the ciliary muscles?

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A)  pupil constriction 
B)  accommodation 
C)  tracking 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C 
A)  pupil constriction 
B)  accommodation 
C)  tracking 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C

Question 10

With respect to the visual system, a high degree of neural convergence is to a low degree of neural convergence as

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A)  low acuity is to high acuity. 
B)  high sensitivity is to low sensitivity. 
C)  photopic is to scotopic. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  low acuity is to high acuity. 
B)  high sensitivity is to low sensitivity. 
C)  photopic is to scotopic. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 11

The Mach bands are an excellent demonstration of contrast __________.

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The answer of The Mach bands are an excellent demonstration...

Question 12

-Which retinal structure is indicated by the pointer line?

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A)  fovea 
B)  retinal ganglion 
C)  blind spot 
D)  optic disk 
E)  cornea 
A)  fovea 
B)  retinal ganglion 
C)  blind spot 
D)  optic disk 
E)  cornea

Question 13

Hubel and Wiesel's method of studying neural coding in sensory systems involves

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A)  defining the receptive fields of individual neurons. 
B)  determining which stimuli have the most effect on the firing of an individual neuron when they are presented in its visual field. 
C)  starting at the periphery of a system and progressively studying neurons at "higher" and "higher" levels of the system. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  defining the receptive fields of individual neurons. 
B)  determining which stimuli have the most effect on the firing of an individual neuron when they are presented in its visual field. 
C)  starting at the periphery of a system and progressively studying neurons at "higher" and "higher" levels of the system. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

The retina-geniculate-striate system is organized

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A)  from top to bottom. 
B)  from left to right. 
C)  on the basis of wavelength. 
D)  retinotopically. 
E)  contralaterally. 
A)  from top to bottom. 
B)  from left to right. 
C)  on the basis of wavelength. 
D)  retinotopically. 
E)  contralaterally.

Question 15

According to Ungerleider and Mishkin, "where" is to "what" as

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A)  dorsal stream is to ventral stream. 
B)  agnosia is to blindsight. 
C)  ventral stream is to dorsal stream. 
D)  visual perception is to spatial perception. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  dorsal stream is to ventral stream. 
B)  agnosia is to blindsight. 
C)  ventral stream is to dorsal stream. 
D)  visual perception is to spatial perception. 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

The case of D.F.provides strong support for Goodale and Milner's theory of the functions of the dorsal and ventral streams.D.F.

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A)  could respond accurately to things that she did not consciously see. 
B)  has bilateral damage to her ventral prestriate area. 
C)  has bilateral damage to her posterior parietal cortex. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C 
A)  could respond accurately to things that she did not consciously see. 
B)  has bilateral damage to her ventral prestriate area. 
C)  has bilateral damage to her posterior parietal cortex. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C

Question 17

The surface of the primary visual cortex is laid out __________.

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The answer of The surface of the primary visual cortex...

Question 18

The photopic spectral sensitivity curve of a person can be determined by having the person report the

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A)  intensity of various wavelengths of light shone on the fovea. 
B)  brightness of various wavelengths of light shone on the fovea. 
C)  intensity of various wavelengths of light shone on the periphery of the retina. 
D)  brightness of various intensities of light shone on the periphery of the retina. 
E)  both B and D 
A)  intensity of various wavelengths of light shone on the fovea. 
B)  brightness of various wavelengths of light shone on the fovea. 
C)  intensity of various wavelengths of light shone on the periphery of the retina. 
D)  brightness of various intensities of light shone on the periphery of the retina. 
E)  both B and D

Question 19

Simple images that are stabilized on the retina

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A)  vibrate. 
B)  continually disappear and reappear. 
C)  change shape. 
D)  increase in brightness. 
E)  move to the midline. 
A)  vibrate. 
B)  continually disappear and reappear. 
C)  change shape. 
D)  increase in brightness. 
E)  move to the midline.

Question 20

More than half of the complex cells in monkey primary visual cortex are __________.

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The answer of More than half of the complex cells...

Describe the kinds of neurons in the primary visual cortex.How are they organized? Describe the research that led to the discovery of this organization.

Scotomas are normally identified and characterized by a __________ test.

Hemianopsic patients who focus on the tip of a person's nose sometimes

The visual system has evolved to perceive edges.Discuss.Include the research of Hubel and Wiesel, contrast enhancement, and surface interpolation in your discussion.

The trichromatic theory of color vision is

Somehow the visual system compares the wavelengths of light reflected by adjacent areas of a visual display, and on this basis color is perceived.The cells that appear to perform this function are

Complex visual cortex cells are __________ than simple cells.

A.T.is a woman with damage to her dorsal visual stream.She

Which of the following is accomplished by the ciliary muscles?

With respect to the visual system, a high degree of neural convergence is to a low degree of neural convergence as

The Mach bands are an excellent demonstration of contrast __________.

-Which retinal structure is indicated by the pointer line?

Hubel and Wiesel's method of studying neural coding in sensory systems involves

The retina-geniculate-striate system is organized

According to Ungerleider and Mishkin, "where" is to "what" as

The case of D.F.provides strong support for Goodale and Milner's theory of the functions of the dorsal and ventral streams.D.F.

The surface of the primary visual cortex is laid out __________.

The photopic spectral sensitivity curve of a person can be determined by having the person report the

Simple images that are stabilized on the retina

More than half of the complex cells in monkey primary visual cortex are __________.

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Exam 6: The Visual System

Describe the kinds of neurons in the primary visual cortex.How are they organized? Describe the research that led to the discovery of this organization.

Scotomas are normally identified and characterized by a __________ test.

Hemianopsic patients who focus on the tip of a person's nose sometimes

The visual system has evolved to perceive edges.Discuss.Include the research of Hubel and Wiesel, contrast enhancement, and surface interpolation in your discussion.

The trichromatic theory of color vision is

Somehow the visual system compares the wavelengths of light reflected by adjacent areas of a visual display, and on this basis color is perceived.The cells that appear to perform this function are

Complex visual cortex cells are __________ than simple cells.

A.T.is a woman with damage to her dorsal visual stream.She

Which of the following is accomplished by the ciliary muscles?

With respect to the visual system, a high degree of neural convergence is to a low degree of neural convergence as

The Mach bands are an excellent demonstration of contrast __________.

-Which retinal structure is indicated by the pointer line?

Hubel and Wiesel's method of studying neural coding in sensory systems involves

The retina-geniculate-striate system is organized

According to Ungerleider and Mishkin, "where" is to "what" as

The case of D.F.provides strong support for Goodale and Milner's theory of the functions of the dorsal and ventral streams.D.F.

The surface of the primary visual cortex is laid out __________.

The photopic spectral sensitivity curve of a person can be determined by having the person report the

Simple images that are stabilized on the retina

More than half of the complex cells in monkey primary visual cortex are __________.

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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