Question 1

Single-cell studies with monkeys show that neurons within MT (V5) are sensitive to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) wavelength but not motion 
B) both wavelength and object perspective 
C) the direction and speed of motion 
D) faces of monkeys, but not other animals 
A) wavelength but not motion 
B) both wavelength and object perspective 
C) the direction and speed of motion 
D) faces of monkeys, but not other animals

Question 2

The left visual world is represented in the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) left hemisphere 
B) right hemisphere 
C) optic tract only 
D) optic chiasm only 
A) left hemisphere 
B) right hemisphere 
C) optic tract only 
D) optic chiasm only

Question 3

It is likely that human visual development depends on innate patterns that are elaborated on through experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Held and Hein raised kittens in complete darkness for a few weeks.What did they learn?

Accepted Answer

A) Early visual-motor experience can later influence perceptual abilities. 
B) Visual development is primarily genetic in nature. 
C) Passive kittens unexpectedly outperformed the active ones. 
D) Rearing conditions did not affect the kittens' performance. 
A) Early visual-motor experience can later influence perceptual abilities. 
B) Visual development is primarily genetic in nature. 
C) Passive kittens unexpectedly outperformed the active ones. 
D) Rearing conditions did not affect the kittens' performance.

Question 5

Neuropsychological studies with brain-damaged patients show that patients with damage to the fusiform face area FFA have deficits in ______.

Accepted Answer

A) identifying familiar faces 
B) tracking the movement of familiar objects 
C) locating where faces are in visual space 
D) orienting themselves to face others 
A) identifying familiar faces 
B) tracking the movement of familiar objects 
C) locating where faces are in visual space 
D) orienting themselves to face others

Question 6

A column within V1 that is made up of neurons that receive input from only the left eye or only the right eye is called a(n) ______ column.

Accepted Answer

A) V1 neuron 
B) contralateral 
C) ocular dominance 
D) ipsolateral 
A) V1 neuron 
B) contralateral 
C) ocular dominance 
D) ipsolateral

Question 7

Which of these visual areas is not in the occipital lobe?

Accepted Answer

A) inferotemporal cortex 
B) V1 
C) extrastriate cortex 
D) V4 
A) inferotemporal cortex 
B) V1 
C) extrastriate cortex 
D) V4

Question 8

The dorsal pathway is known as the "what" pathway, whereas the ventral pathway is known as the "where" pathway.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Blobs and interblobs are found in which area of the visual system?

Accepted Answer

A) superior colliculus 
B) lateral geniculate nucleus 
C) V1 
D) posterior parietal cortex 
A) superior colliculus 
B) lateral geniculate nucleus 
C) V1 
D) posterior parietal cortex

Question 10

The optic chiasm is the location in the optic tract where the optic nerve from each eye splits in half, with nasal retinae crossing over and temporal retinae staying on the same side of the optic tract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Wiesel and Hubel (1963) deprived kittens of visual experience in one eye (monocular deprivation).The other eye allowed the kittens to interact normally with their environment.Later, Wiesel and Hubel looked at the receptive fields of neurons in the kittens' V1s.What did they find?

Accepted Answer

A) Genetic factors were the largest predictor of vision in cats. 
B) Monocular deprivation resulted in a reduction in the number of cells that responded to the deprived eye and fewer cells that responded to both eyes. 
C) Only when both eyes were deprived of visual input was there any change in function. 
D) Monocular deprivation appeared to change the cats' visual behavior without altering receptive fields in the cats' visual cortexes. 
A) Genetic factors were the largest predictor of vision in cats. 
B) Monocular deprivation resulted in a reduction in the number of cells that responded to the deprived eye and fewer cells that responded to both eyes. 
C) Only when both eyes were deprived of visual input was there any change in function. 
D) Monocular deprivation appeared to change the cats' visual behavior without altering receptive fields in the cats' visual cortexes.

Question 12

The koniocellular layers of the LGN receive input from ______ retinal ganglion cells.

Accepted Answer

A) bistratified 
B) parasol 
C) midget 
D) giant 
A) bistratified 
B) parasol 
C) midget 
D) giant

Question 13

Mishkin et al.(1983) trained rhesus monkeys to do two different tasks.One task was called a landmark task, which required the monkeys to remember the location of an event, and the other task was called an object task, which required the monkeys to learn a particular object.What did they discover?

Accepted Answer

A) Rhesus monkeys were excellent at the landmark task, but poor at the object task. 
B) Lesioning of the inferotemporal cortex resulted in impaired performance on the landmark task. 
C) Lesioning of the frontal eye fields resulted in a decline in all performance. 
D) Lesioning of the inferotemporal cortex resulted in impaired performance on the object task. 
A) Rhesus monkeys were excellent at the landmark task, but poor at the object task. 
B) Lesioning of the inferotemporal cortex resulted in impaired performance on the landmark task. 
C) Lesioning of the frontal eye fields resulted in a decline in all performance. 
D) Lesioning of the inferotemporal cortex resulted in impaired performance on the object task.

Question 14

Information from the nasal side of the retinae goes to the ______ side of the optic tract.

Accepted Answer

A) contralateral 
B) ipsolateral 
C) dorsolateral 
D) inferolateral 
A) contralateral 
B) ipsolateral 
C) dorsolateral 
D) inferolateral

Question 15

Spared visual function in blindsight is likely associated with ______.

Accepted Answer

A) touch and audition 
B) the 10% of optic nerve fibers that travel to the superior colliculus 
C) spared visual function from cells within V4 and V5 
D) memory and prediction 
A) touch and audition 
B) the 10% of optic nerve fibers that travel to the superior colliculus 
C) spared visual function from cells within V4 and V5 
D) memory and prediction

Question 16

How would our visual experiences change if the superior colliculi did not receive input from the auditory and somatosensory systems?

Accepted Answer

If the superior colliculi did not receiv

Question 17

Explain what Hubel and Wiesel's research on simple cells revealed about ocular dominance.

Accepted Answer

Hubel and Wiesel recorded from single ce

Question 18

One explanation of blindsight is that it arises from spared function in the superior colliculus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What causes conjugate gaze palsies?

Accepted Answer

A) a misshapen lens 
B) object agnosia 
C) damage to the brainstem 
D) lesions in the temporal lobe 
A) a misshapen lens 
B) object agnosia 
C) damage to the brainstem 
D) lesions in the temporal lobe

Question 20

Neurons that respond to stimuli that end within the cell's receptive field are known as ______ cells.

Accepted Answer

A) simple 
B) complex 
C) terminal 
D) end-stopped 
A) simple 
B) complex 
C) terminal 
D) end-stopped

Single-cell studies with monkeys show that neurons within MT (V5) are sensitive to ______.

The left visual world is represented in the ______.

It is likely that human visual development depends on innate patterns that are elaborated on through experience.

Held and Hein raised kittens in complete darkness for a few weeks.What did they learn?

Neuropsychological studies with brain-damaged patients show that patients with damage to the fusiform face area FFA have deficits in ______.

A column within V1 that is made up of neurons that receive input from only the left eye or only the right eye is called a(n) ______ column.

Which of these visual areas is not in the occipital lobe?

The dorsal pathway is known as the "what" pathway, whereas the ventral pathway is known as the "where" pathway.

Blobs and interblobs are found in which area of the visual system?

The optic chiasm is the location in the optic tract where the optic nerve from each eye splits in half, with nasal retinae crossing over and temporal retinae staying on the same side of the optic tract.

Wiesel and Hubel (1963) deprived kittens of visual experience in one eye (monocular deprivation).The other eye allowed the kittens to interact normally with their environment.Later, Wiesel and Hubel looked at the receptive fields of neurons in the kittens' V1s.What did they find?

The koniocellular layers of the LGN receive input from ______ retinal ganglion cells.

Mishkin et al.(1983) trained rhesus monkeys to do two different tasks.One task was called a landmark task, which required the monkeys to remember the location of an event, and the other task was called an object task, which required the monkeys to learn a particular object.What did they discover?

Information from the nasal side of the retinae goes to the ______ side of the optic tract.

Spared visual function in blindsight is likely associated with ______.

How would our visual experiences change if the superior colliculi did not receive input from the auditory and somatosensory systems?

Explain what Hubel and Wiesel's research on simple cells revealed about ocular dominance.

One explanation of blindsight is that it arises from spared function in the superior colliculus.

What causes conjugate gaze palsies?

Neurons that respond to stimuli that end within the cell's receptive field are known as ______ cells.

What Is Perception

Research Methodology

Visual System: The Eye

Object Perception

Color Perception

Depth and Size Perception

Movement and Action

Visual Attention

The Auditory System

The Auditory Brain and Sound Localization

Speech Perception

Music Perception

Touch and Pain

Olfaction and Taste

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Exam 4: Visual System: The Brain

Single-cell studies with monkeys show that neurons within MT (V5) are sensitive to ______.

The left visual world is represented in the ______.

It is likely that human visual development depends on innate patterns that are elaborated on through experience.

Held and Hein raised kittens in complete darkness for a few weeks.What did they learn?

Neuropsychological studies with brain-damaged patients show that patients with damage to the fusiform face area FFA have deficits in ______.

A column within V1 that is made up of neurons that receive input from only the left eye or only the right eye is called a(n) ______ column.

Which of these visual areas is not in the occipital lobe?

The dorsal pathway is known as the "what" pathway, whereas the ventral pathway is known as the "where" pathway.

Blobs and interblobs are found in which area of the visual system?

The optic chiasm is the location in the optic tract where the optic nerve from each eye splits in half, with nasal retinae crossing over and temporal retinae staying on the same side of the optic tract.

Wiesel and Hubel (1963) deprived kittens of visual experience in one eye (monocular deprivation).The other eye allowed the kittens to interact normally with their environment.Later, Wiesel and Hubel looked at the receptive fields of neurons in the kittens' V1s.What did they find?

The koniocellular layers of the LGN receive input from ______ retinal ganglion cells.

Mishkin et al.(1983) trained rhesus monkeys to do two different tasks.One task was called a landmark task, which required the monkeys to remember the location of an event, and the other task was called an object task, which required the monkeys to learn a particular object.What did they discover?

Information from the nasal side of the retinae goes to the ______ side of the optic tract.

Spared visual function in blindsight is likely associated with ______.

How would our visual experiences change if the superior colliculi did not receive input from the auditory and somatosensory systems?

Explain what Hubel and Wiesel's research on simple cells revealed about ocular dominance.

One explanation of blindsight is that it arises from spared function in the superior colliculus.

What causes conjugate gaze palsies?

Neurons that respond to stimuli that end within the cell's receptive field are known as ______ cells.

What Is Perception

Research Methodology

Visual System: The Eye

Object Perception

Color Perception

Depth and Size Perception

Movement and Action

Visual Attention

The Auditory System

The Auditory Brain and Sound Localization

Speech Perception

Music Perception

Touch and Pain

Olfaction and Taste

Filters