Exam 3: Visual Perception

A horse is blocking the front of a barn door,obstructing your view of the door.This configuration allows you to determine that the horse is closer to you than the barn door is.This is called

Which of the following statements about the retina is FALSE?

Which of the following statements most accurately represents the order of events involved in interpreting a visual stimulus?

A researcher wishes to define the receptive field for a particular neuron in the visual cortex.To do this,the researcher will need to specify

The specialization evident in visual processing shows that

The importance of vision for humans is reflected in the

As you move toward an object,the object gets larger on your retina.This is called

Patients who have suffered damage to the occipital-parietal pathway (the "where" system)will have difficulties with which of the following tasks?

Which of the following is NOT considered a monocular cue for depth perception?

The observation that different neurons function as dot,edge,and movement detectors suggests that

Brad is able to read a clock but is unable to see the arms of a clock move from position to position.He is suffering from

Which of the following statements most accurately describes visual illusions?

________ are located primarily in the fovea,while ________ are located primarily in the periphery.

Molly sees a black crow standing on a brightly lit snow field.In this setting,a great deal of light will be reflected off of the crow's feathers.Molly will likely perceive the crow as

If visual information conflicts with other information,we usually

Describe the "what" and the "where" streams,making sure to describe the function and location of each stream.

It has been argued that the visual system relies on a "divide and conquer" strategy.What does this mean? Provide one example of the organization of the visual system that provides support for your conclusion.

Through single-cell recordings,researchers have identified the ________ neurons in the visual system.

Cells A and B receive the same high levels of stimulation,but Cell A shows a lower level of activity relative to Cell B.A likely explanation for this fact is that Cell A

The fact that your view of one object is blocked by another object can provide information about depth.This depth cue is termed