Psychology 103 - Physiological Psychology » Spring 2022 » Chapter 6 Practice Quiz 1

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Question #1
In humans, all of the visual receptors are in the
A.   middle neural layer of the retina.
B.   first layer of the retina to be reached by light entering the eye.
C.   optic disk.
D.   last layer of the retina to be reached by light entering the eye.
E.   cornea.
Question #2
High-acuity vision is mediated by the
A.   blind spot.
B.   fovea.
C.   optic disk.
D.   sclera.
E.   choroid.
Question #3
Color vision is mediated by
A.   rhodopsin.
B.   the photopic system.
C.   duplexity.
D.   the scotopic system.
E.   rods.
Question #4
High-acuity vision is mediated by
A.   the photopic system.
B.   the scotopic system.
C.   rhodopsin.
D.   the optic disks.
Question #5
In comparison to the photopic system, the scotopic system has more
A.   rods.
B.   sensitivity in dim illumination.
C.   receptors in the periphery of the retina.
D.   neural convergence.
E.   all of these
Question #6
There are more rods
A.   at the center of the fovea than there are 20° from the center.
B.   in the nasal hemiretina than in the temporal hemiretina.
C.   all of these
D.   in the temporal hemiretina than in the nasal hemiretina.
Question #7
The photopic spectral sensitivity curve of a person can be determined by having the person report the
A.   brightness of various wavelengths of light shone on the fovea.
B.   intensity of various wavelengths of light shone on the periphery of the retina.
C.   intensity of various wavelengths of light shone on the fovea.
D.   brightness of various intensities of light shone on the periphery of the retina.
Question #8
Saccades are
A.   centers of color vision.
B.   connections between the photopic and scotopic systems.
C.   blind spots.
D.   retinal neurons.
E.   eye movements.
Question #9
Simple images that are stabilized on the retina start to
A.   move to the midline.
B.   change shape.
C.   vibrate.
D.   continually disappear and reappear.
E.   increase in brightness.
Question #10
Transduction refers to the
A.   disappearance of visual stimuli.
B.   translation of one form of energy to another.
C.   perception of lights.
D.   transmission of visual signals to the cortex.
E.   transmission of sensory signals to the cortex.
Question #11
The absorption spectrum of rhodopsin closely corresponds to the
A.   photopic vision of humans.
B.   absorption spectrum of cones.
C.   scotopic spectral sensitivity curve.
D.   colors of the rainbow.
E.   photopic vision of fish.
F.     
Question #12
The bleaching of rhodopsin by light
A.   opens sodium channels.
B.   opens potassium channels.
C.   depolarizes rods.
D.   depolarizes cones.
E.   hyperpolarizes rods.
Question #13
The major distortion in the retinotopic layout of the primary visual cortex is the disproportionately
A.   high cortical representation of the fovea.
B.   low cortical representation of the fovea.
C.   low cortical representation of movement.
D.   low cortical representation of color.
E.   high cortical representation of movement.
Question #14
Magnocellular neurons are particularly responsive to
A.   color.
B.   detail.
C.   stationary patterns.
D.   all of these
E.   movement.
Question #15
The parvocellular neurons are particularly responsive to
A.   black and white, stripes, and moving objects.
B.   large, moving objects.
C.   color, fine detail, and stationary objects.
D.   moving objects, large patterns, and color.
E.   color, fast moving objects, and faces.
Question #16
Nonexistent stripes of lightness and darkness that accentuate the perception of edges are often called
A.   lateral plexuses.
B.   hallucinations.
C.   lateral inhibitions.
D.   Mach bands.
E.   ommatidia.
Question #17
Lateral inhibition in horseshoe crab ommatidia is mediated by the
A.   amacrine layer.
B.   lateral neural network.
C.   horizontal cell layer.
D.   lateral geniculate.
E.   limulus.

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