Question 1

The perception of an edge is in effect the perception of a

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A)  line. 
B)  line separating two adjacent areas of the visual field. 
C)  contour. 
D)  contrast between two adjacent areas of the visual field. 
E)  line between two adjacent areas of the retina. 
A)  line. 
B)  line separating two adjacent areas of the visual field. 
C)  contour. 
D)  contrast between two adjacent areas of the visual field. 
E)  line between two adjacent areas of the retina.

Question 2

Light enters the human eye through an opening in the iris called the

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A)  cornea. 
B)  fovea. 
C)  pupil. 
D)  retina. 
E)  sclera. 
A)  cornea. 
B)  fovea. 
C)  pupil. 
D)  retina. 
E)  sclera.

Question 3

Some binocular striate cells

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A)  display ocular dominance. 
B)  respond best to retinal disparity. 
C)  are in the temporal lobe. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C 
A)  display ocular dominance. 
B)  respond best to retinal disparity. 
C)  are in the temporal lobe. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C

Question 4

Investigators have studied the contribution of eye movements to vision by studying the effects of

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A)  visual objects that do not move. 
B)  stabilized retinal images. 
C)  ciliary muscle paralysis. 
D)  neck muscle paralysis. 
E)  accommodation. 
A)  visual objects that do not move. 
B)  stabilized retinal images. 
C)  ciliary muscle paralysis. 
D)  neck muscle paralysis. 
E)  accommodation.

Question 5

-Here is an illustration of the retina.The neurons identified by the pointer lines carry signals from the retina to the lateral geniculate nuclei.These neurons are

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral geniculate cells. 
B)  bipolar cells. 
C)  retinal ganglion cells. 
D)  horizontal cells. 
E)  amacrine cells. 
A)  lateral geniculate cells. 
B)  bipolar cells. 
C)  retinal ganglion cells. 
D)  horizontal cells. 
E)  amacrine cells.

Question 6

The discovery that there are three kinds of cones, each with a different absorption spectrum, supports the __________ theory of color vision.

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The answer of The discovery that there are three kinds...

Question 7

The reaction that transduces light into an electrical signal in rods is the

Accepted Answer

A)  bleaching of rhodopsin by light. 
B)  elicitation of action potentials in rods. 
C)  turning red of rhodopsin. 
D)  inhibition of action potentials in rods. 
E)  elicitation of action potentials in cones. 
A)  bleaching of rhodopsin by light. 
B)  elicitation of action potentials in rods. 
C)  turning red of rhodopsin. 
D)  inhibition of action potentials in rods. 
E)  elicitation of action potentials in cones.

Question 8

The retinal indentation that mediates high-acuity vision is the __________.

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The answer of The retinal indentation that mediates high-acuity vision...

Question 9

Mammals without cones tend to

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A)  be blind. 
B)  be nocturnal (active mainly at night). 
C)  eat lots of carrots. 
D)  be totally blind during the night. 
E)  live near the equator. 
A)  be blind. 
B)  be nocturnal (active mainly at night). 
C)  eat lots of carrots. 
D)  be totally blind during the night. 
E)  live near the equator.

The perception of an edge is in effect the perception of a

Light enters the human eye through an opening in the iris called the

Some binocular striate cells

Investigators have studied the contribution of eye movements to vision by studying the effects of

-Here is an illustration of the retina.The neurons identified by the pointer lines carry signals from the retina to the lateral geniculate nuclei.These neurons are

The discovery that there are three kinds of cones, each with a different absorption spectrum, supports the __________ theory of color vision.

The reaction that transduces light into an electrical signal in rods is the

The retinal indentation that mediates high-acuity vision is the __________.

Mammals without cones tend to

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Exam 6: The Visual System

The perception of an edge is in effect the perception of a

Light enters the human eye through an opening in the iris called the

Some binocular striate cells

Investigators have studied the contribution of eye movements to vision by studying the effects of

-Here is an illustration of the retina.The neurons identified by the pointer lines carry signals from the retina to the lateral geniculate nuclei.These neurons are

The discovery that there are three kinds of cones, each with a different absorption spectrum, supports the __________ theory of color vision.

The reaction that transduces light into an electrical signal in rods is the

The retinal indentation that mediates high-acuity vision is the __________.

Mammals without cones tend to

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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