Vision

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Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses
Synapses
Anatomy and Research Methods
Genetics, Evolution, Development, and Plasticity
Vision
Other Sensory Systems
Movement
Wakefulness and Sleep
Internal Regulation
Reproductive Behaviors
Emotional Behaviors
Learning, Memory, and Intelligence
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Question 1

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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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Question 2

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The coding of visual information in your brain results in an exact duplicate of the object's shape on the surface of the cortex.

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Question 3

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Amacrine cells refine the input to ganglion cells, enabling them to respond specifically to shapes, movement, or other visual features.

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Question 4

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To see something with her best vision, Lore turned to look directly at it. This was so she could use her foveal vision.

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Question 5

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Photopigments are stable in the dark.

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Question 6

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

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Question 7

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The opponent-process theory explains why Dania's dress still looks blue even after she dims the lights.

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Question 8

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An object's location, color, and movement are all processed in the same part of the visual cortex.

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Question 9

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Cecelia doesn't fall going down stairs because she can clearly see the edge of each step as a result of lateral inhibition.

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Question 10

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Parvocellular cells respond strongly to moving stimuli and large overall patterns.

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The ventral stream of visual processing is important for identifying movement.

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Question 12

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Simple cells are found exclusively in the primary visual cortex.

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Question 13

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A complex cell responds to a pattern of light in a particular orientation.

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Question 14

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Ivan has an impaired ability to recognize faces. His doctor diagnosed him with damage to the MT.

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Question 15

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Professor Walker is lecturing about the law of specific nerve energies. She would not tell the class that _____ .

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neurons in the ear send impulses that are interpreted as sound.

neurons in the eye detect light energy.

chemicals are the specific energy detected by receptors in the nose and tongue.

although found in different places, the same kind of receptors on neurons are able to detect light and sound.

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Question 16

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According to the law of specific nerve energies, the brain tells the difference between one sensory modality and another by ____ .

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which neurotransmitter is released

which neurons are active

the velocity of the action potentials

the amplitude of the action potentials

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Question 17

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Light has entered Joelle's eyes. After being detected by the photoreceptors, the information will be passed on to _____ cells.

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retina cells

bipolar cells

ganglion cells

spiny cells

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Question 18

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

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retina

cornea

pupil

macula

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Question 19

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Professor Utz is giving a talk about how the eye processes light. He tells the class that once the bipolar cells receive input from , they send the message on to .

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photoreceptors; horizontal cells

amacrine cells; horizontal cells

photoreceptors; ganglion cells

amacrine cells; photoreceptors

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Question 20

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JC is looking at something located to his right (meaning it is within his right visual field). Where would that light hit his retina?

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On the right half.

On the left half.

It depends on the brightness of the light.

It depends on the color of the light.

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Vision

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

The coding of visual information in your brain results in an exact duplicate of the object's shape on the surface of the cortex.

Amacrine cells refine the input to ganglion cells, enabling them to respond specifically to shapes, movement, or other visual features.

To see something with her best vision, Lore turned to look directly at it. This was so she could use her foveal vision.

Photopigments are stable in the dark.

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

The opponent-process theory explains why Dania's dress still looks blue even after she dims the lights.

An object's location, color, and movement are all processed in the same part of the visual cortex.

Cecelia doesn't fall going down stairs because she can clearly see the edge of each step as a result of lateral inhibition.

Parvocellular cells respond strongly to moving stimuli and large overall patterns.

The ventral stream of visual processing is important for identifying movement.

Simple cells are found exclusively in the primary visual cortex.

A complex cell responds to a pattern of light in a particular orientation.

Ivan has an impaired ability to recognize faces. His doctor diagnosed him with damage to the MT.

Professor Walker is lecturing about the law of specific nerve energies. She would not tell the class that _____ .

According to the law of specific nerve energies, the brain tells the difference between one sensory modality and another by ____ .

Light has entered Joelle's eyes. After being detected by the photoreceptors, the information will be passed on to _____ cells.

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

Professor Utz is giving a talk about how the eye processes light. He tells the class that once the bipolar cells receive input from ______ , they send the message on to ______ .

JC is looking at something located to his right (meaning it is within his right visual field). Where would that light hit his retina?

Professor Utz is giving a talk about how the eye processes light. He tells the class that once the bipolar cells receive input from , they send the message on to .