Question 1

_______ is the inability to perceive colors due to damage to the central nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A)   Achromatopsia
B)   Deuteranopia
C)   Agnosia
D)   Anomia
E)   Akinisthesia

Question 2

Which color pair is farthest apart in wavelength?

Accepted Answer

A)   Green and red
B)   Blue and red
C)   Blue and yellow
D)   Green and purple
E)   Blue and purple

Question 3

What is an afterimage and what does it reveal about how color perception works?

Accepted Answer

An afterimage is the continued sensory e...

Question 4

What is the term for an inability to name objects or colors despite being able to see and recognize them?

Accepted Answer

A)   Agnosia
B)   Prosopagnosia
C)   Achromatopsia
D)   Anomia
E)   Akinetopsia

Question 5

A(n)  _______ is a visual image seen after the stimulus has been removed.

Accepted Answer

A)   adapting stimulus
B)   afterimage
C)   neutral point
D)   metamer
E)   hallucination

Question 6

According to the principle of univariance, which genetic difference in color vision would cause someone to be truly color-blind?

Accepted Answer

A)   Deuteranope
B)   Protanope
C)   Tritanope
D)   Color-anomalous
E)   Cone monochromat

Question 7

Which genetic difference in color vision would cause someone to see the most color metamers when doing a color-matching experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Deuteranopia
B)   Protanopia
C)   Tritanopia
D)   Color-anomaly
E)   Rod monochromatism

Question 8

RGB televisions and computer monitors have red, green, and blue pixels. Why don't they have yellow pixels?

Accepted Answer

A)   Red + blue is a metamer for yellow.
B)   Green + blue is a metamer for yellow.
C)   Red + green is a metamer for yellow.
D)   Red + green + blue is a metamer for yellow.
E)   Red + green + blue pixels stimulate the rods, which perceive yellow.

Question 9

_______ is a color perception effect in which two colors bleed into each other, each taking on some of the chromatic quality of the other.

Accepted Answer

A)   Afterimage
B)   Achromatopsia
C)   Color contrast
D)   Color assimilation
E)   Color constancy D

Question 10

The tendency of a surface to appear the same color under a fairly wide range of illuminations is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   color invariance.
B)   color constancy.
C)   color anomaly.
D)   reflectance.
E)   illuminance. B

Question 11

Which term describes the experience of seeing colors when hearing music or perceiving a letter as having a color, even if it is printed in black ink?

Accepted Answer

A)   Achromatopsia
B)   Synesthesia
C)   Deuteranopia
D)   Protanopia
E)   Tritanopia

Question 12

What is the principle of univariance and what are the implications of the principle for color perception?

Accepted Answer

The principle of univariance refers to t...

Question 13

Which of the following is not a basic color term?

Accepted Answer

A)   Red
B)   Green
C)   Blue
D)   Light blue
E)   Brown

Question 14

In HSB (hue, saturation, brightness)  color space, how does red differ from pink?

Accepted Answer

A)   Red has more hue than pink.
B)   Red has more saturation than pink.
C)   Red has more brightness than pink.
D)   Pink has more hue than red.
E)   Pink has more saturation than red.

Question 15

In the case of a negative afterimage, a yellow stimulus would produce a _______ afterimage.

Accepted Answer

A)   blue
B)   green
C)   red
D)   brown
E)   black

Question 16

When adding colors, blue and yellow create white through _______ color mixing and create green through _______ color mixing.

Accepted Answer

A)   additive; subtractive
B)   subtractive; additive
C)   additive; component
D)   multiple; opponent
E)   opponent; multiple

Question 17

A(n)  _______ is an individual who suffers from color blindness that is due to the absence of S-cones.

Accepted Answer

A)   deuteranope
B)   protanope
C)   tritanope
D)   isotope
E)   color-anomalous individual C

Question 18

Some animals achieve color vision not with different photopigments, but rather with

Accepted Answer

A)   multi-colored lenses.
B)   drops of colored oil over their photoreceptors.
C)   specially evolved aqueous humor that filters ultraviolet light.
D)   extra-sensory perception.
E)   pigmented corneas that filter different wavelengths of light.

Question 19

Which photoreceptors are most active when looking at a beautiful sunset?

Accepted Answer

A)   S-cones
B)   M-cones
C)   L-cones
D)   Rods
E)   S-cones and rods

Question 20

_______ are different mixtures of wavelengths that look identical.

Accepted Answer

A)   Subtractive light mixtures
B)   Additive light mixtures
C)   Hues
D)   Metamers
E)   Illuminants

Exam 5: The Perception of Color

_______ is the inability to perceive colors due to damage to the central nervous system.

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Which color pair is farthest apart in wavelength?

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What is an afterimage and what does it reveal about how color perception works?

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What is the term for an inability to name objects or colors despite being able to see and recognize them?

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A(n) _______ is a visual image seen after the stimulus has been removed.

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According to the principle of univariance, which genetic difference in color vision would cause someone to be truly color-blind?

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Which genetic difference in color vision would cause someone to see the most color metamers when doing a color-matching experiment?

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RGB televisions and computer monitors have red, green, and blue pixels. Why don't they have yellow pixels?

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_______ is a color perception effect in which two colors bleed into each other, each taking on some of the chromatic quality of the other.

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The tendency of a surface to appear the same color under a fairly wide range of illuminations is known as

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Which term describes the experience of seeing colors when hearing music or perceiving a letter as having a color, even if it is printed in black ink?

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What is the principle of univariance and what are the implications of the principle for color perception?

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Which of the following is not a basic color term?

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In HSB (hue, saturation, brightness) color space, how does red differ from pink?

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In the case of a negative afterimage, a yellow stimulus would produce a _______ afterimage.

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When adding colors, blue and yellow create white through _______ color mixing and create green through _______ color mixing.

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A(n) _______ is an individual who suffers from color blindness that is due to the absence of S-cones.

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Some animals achieve color vision not with different photopigments, but rather with

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Which photoreceptors are most active when looking at a beautiful sunset?

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