Question 1

Johannes Müller held that whatever excites a particular nerve establishes a special kind of energy unique to that nerve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to the trichromatic theory, we can perceive only three colors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following would be easiest for someone who is motion blind?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dressing themselves
B)   Driving a car
C)   Taking the dog for a walk
D)   Filling a pitcher with water

Question 4

According to the Young-Helmholtz theory, what is the basis for color vision?

Accepted Answer

A)   A different receptor for each color
B)   Three kinds of cones
C)   A single receptor that produces different responses for each color
D)   The combined influences of rods and cones

Question 5

Astigmatism refers to the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   sensitive period for development of vision
B)   ability to see horizontal and vertical lines
C)   asymmetric curvature of eyes
D)   inability to detect motion

Question 6

What is one way to determine whether a given cell in the primary visual cortex is "simple" or "complex"?

Accepted Answer

A)   the shape of its receptive field
B)   whether its receptive field is monocular or binocular
C)   whether it can respond equally to lines in more than one location
D)   whether it is sensitive to the orientation of the stimulus

Question 7

Light enters the eye through an opening in the center of the iris called the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   retina
B)   cornea
C)   pupil
D)   macula

Question 8

The receptive field of a receptor is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   point at which the optic nerve exits the retina
B)   axon hillock
C)   point in space from which light strikes the receptor
D)   point where light shines on, and excites, the visual cortex

Question 9

Photopigments are stable in the dark.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What would be the likely outcome of a person who was blind at birth, and had vision restored later in life by the removal of cataracts (clouded lenses) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Quick development of normal vision
B)   Trouble describing the shapes of objects
C)   Trouble identifying the location of light
D)   Inability to use touch and sound cues to maneuver around in a building

Question 11

____ are chemicals that release energy when struck by light.

Accepted Answer

A)   Phototransmitters
B)   Photosins
C)   Photopigments
D)   Photoions

Question 12

What type of cell responds to a pattern of light in a particular orientation anywhere within its large receptive field, regardless of the exact location of the stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)   Simple
B)   Complex
C)   Bipolar
D)   Ganglion

Question 13

The primary visual cortex sends its information ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   to the lateral geniculate nucleus
B)   to area V1
C)   to area V2
D)   back to the retina

Question 14

Professor Hancock is giving a lecture about peripheral vision. Which is the most likely to say?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is very sensitive to detail.
B)   It is easier to recognize single objects in the periphery that are not surrounded by other objects.
C)   It is not very sensitive to light.
D)   It is most sensitive to color, which helps to differentiate multiple objects clearly.

Question 15

Which cell responds most strongly to a stimulus moving perpendicular to its axis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Simple
B)   Complex
C)   Lateral geniculate
D)   Ganglion

Question 16

As a human, Lino is really good at detecting motion. This is because of his _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   magnocellular neurons in the periphery
B)   parvocellular neurons tightly packed in the periphery
C)   no cones in the periphery
D)   the strength of the eye muscles

Question 17

Jamison has prosopagnosia. What part of his vision is disrupted?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

The ____ of any neuron in the visual system is the area of the visual field that excites or inhibits it.

Accepted Answer

A)   stimulus field
B)   convergence field
C)   receptive field
D)   bipolar field

Question 19

Chemicals that release energy when struck by light are called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   photo-optics
B)   photopigments
C)   opsins
D)   kestrels

Question 20

Someone with prosopagnosia has difficulty with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   focusing on colored objects
B)   seeing items located in the left visual field
C)   recognizing faces
D)   processing information from more than one sensory modality at a time

Exam 5: Vision

Light enters the eye through an opening in the center of the iris called the ____.

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The primary visual cortex sends its information ____.

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Someone with prosopagnosia has difficulty with ____.

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According to the Young-Helmholtz theory, what is the basis for color vision?

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According to the trichromatic theory, we can perceive only three colors.

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Photopigments are stable in the dark.

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What type of cell responds to a pattern of light in a particular orientation anywhere within its large receptive field, regardless of the exact location of the stimulus?

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Johannes Müller held that whatever excites a particular nerve establishes a special kind of energy unique to that nerve.

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Jamison has prosopagnosia. What part of his vision is disrupted?

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Chemicals that release energy when struck by light are called ____.

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Which of the following would be easiest for someone who is motion blind?

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The receptive field of a receptor is the ____.

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Astigmatism refers to the ____.

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Professor Hancock is giving a lecture about peripheral vision. Which is the most likely to say?

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What would be the likely outcome of a person who was blind at birth, and had vision restored later in life by the removal of cataracts (clouded lenses) ?

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____ are chemicals that release energy when struck by light.

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The ____ of any neuron in the visual system is the area of the visual field that excites or inhibits it.

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Which cell responds most strongly to a stimulus moving perpendicular to its axis?

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As a human, Lino is really good at detecting motion. This is because of his _____.

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What is one way to determine whether a given cell in the primary visual cortex is "simple" or "complex"?

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