Question 1

In explaining MAE your text notes that the concept of motion contrast is similar to

Accepted Answer

A)  trichromatic mechanisms for color vision.
B)  opponent color circuits.
C)  the mechanisms used to explain depth perception. B

Question 2

With a(n)display,the viewer can distinguish a runner from a dancer or a man from a woman.

Accepted Answer

A)  random dot kinematogram
B)  point-light walker
C)  MAE B

Question 3

Newsome et al.(1989)used the coherence of motion technique to study monkeys' perceptions of motion.When looking at the results of single-cell recordings from area MT they found that with a coherence level of its response to motion in the opposite direction.

Accepted Answer

A)  12.8% the neuron's response to motion in the preferred direction was clearly greater than
B)  12.8% the neuron's response to motion in the preferred direction was the same as
C)  0.8% the neuron's response to motion in the preferred direction was clearly greater than A

Question 4

The factor that strongly influences whether the dots in the apparent motion quartet appear to move vertically or horizontally is related to the Gestalt principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity.
B)  good continuation.
C)  proximity.

Question 5

The aperture problem can be solved by neurons in area that receive inputs from multiple neurons in area .

Accepted Answer

A)  MT;V1
B)  V1;MT
C)  MT;V4

Question 6

Mark is sitting in a restaurant when his server brings his glass of wine to the table.He moves his eyes to the glass and then reaches for and grasps it.What cortical areas are involved in the (visual)guidance of these three tasks? What larger visual pathway are these structures part of?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mark is sitting in a restaurant when...

Question 7

The eye movement you make when you shift your gaze from a nearby object to a more distant object is called a eye movement.

Accepted Answer

A)  saccadic
B)  smooth pursuit
C)  vergence

Question 8

The waterfall illusion is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  motion perception.
B)  motion aftereffect.
C)  the Ponzo illusion.

Question 9

Piecewise rigidity

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to the constant distance between the wrist and the ankle.
B)  is absolute.
C)  refers to the constant distance between the knee and the ankle.

Question 10

Acording to your text,the lobes are well suited for guiding actions since they are lo- cated near the cortex,while the______________cortex is well suited for memory and categoriza- tion of objects since it is near the______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal;prefrontal;inferotemporal;hippocampus
B)  inferotemporal;prefrontal;parietal;hippocampus
C)  inferotemporal;parietal;prefrontal;hippocampus

Question 11

Linear optical trajectory is a strategy suggested to explain

Accepted Answer

A)  how people stand upright even when the walls and ceiling of a room appear to move.
B)  the waterfall illusion.
C)  how fielders catch fly balls.

Question 12

The region of the posterior parietal lobe that is involved in planning to reach toward a specific location is the intraparietal area,while the area involved in grasping movements is the intraparietal area.

Accepted Answer

A)  medial;anterior
B)  lateral;posterior
C)  anterior;medial

Question 13

Research by Salzman et al.(1992)used microstimulation to demonstrate that motion perception

Accepted Answer

A)  is caused by activity in area MT.
B)  is caused by activity in area V1.
C)  is only correlated with activity in area MT.

Question 14

The region of the posterior parietal lobe that is involved in the control of eye movements is the

Accepted Answer

A)  medial intraparietal area.
B)  lateral intraparietal area.
C)  anterior intraparietal area.

Question 15

Hermione's soccer team is practicing the corner kick.Her teammate kicks the ball high in the air,and Hermione tries to strike the ball with her head and direct it to the goal.What visual strategy,also used to catch flies in baseball,can Hermione apply to ensure she makes contact with the ball?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Hermione's soccer team is practicing the corner...

Question 16

The apparent motion quartet

Accepted Answer

A)  includes two frames,each containing symmetrically placed dots,that are presented in rapid alternation.
B)  includes four frames,each containing asymmetrically placed dots,that are presented in rapid alternation.
C)  includes four frames,each containing symmetrically placed dots,that are presented in rapid alternation.

Question 17

Beckers and Zeki (1995)used transcranial stimulation to

Accepted Answer

A)  produce the illusion of motion.
B)  temporarily deactivate area MT during the presentation of a moving-dot stimulus.
C)  temporarily deactivate area V1 during the presentation of a moving-dot stimulus.

Question 18

The area of the brain most closely associated with the perception of biological motion is

Accepted Answer

A)  area V2 of the occipital cortex.
B)  the middle temporal area (MT) .
C)  the posterior superior temporal sulcus (STSp) .

Question 19

The region of the posterior parietal lobe that is involved in grasping movements is the

Accepted Answer

A)  medial intraparietal area.
B)  lateral intraparietal area.
C)  anterior intraparietal area.

Question 20

Newsome et al.(1989),using the coherence of motion technique to study monkeys' perception of motion,found that

Accepted Answer

A)  with a coherence level of 12.8% the monkeys' judgments of the direction of motion were correct less than 20% of the time.
B)  with a coherence level of 12.8% the monkeys' judgments of the direction of motion were correct about 95% of the time.
C)  with a coherence level of 3.2% the monkeys' judgments of the direction of motion were cor- rect about 95% of the time.

Exam 7: Perceiving Motion and Perception for Action