A.   the visual receptors near an edge become hyperpolarized.

B.   visual receptors on the more intense side of an edge receive less lateral inhibition than receptors on the less intense side.

C.   if A fires less than B, B must fire more than C.

D.   visual receptors on the more intense side of an edge receive more lateral inhibition than receptors on the less intense side.

E.   visual receptors adjacent to an edge on the more intense side receive less lateral inhibition than do receptors farther from that edge, and because visual receptors adjacent to the edge on the less intense side receive more lateral inhibition than do receptors farther from that edge.

A.   defining the receptive fields of individual neurons.

B.   none of these

C.   starting at the periphery of a system and progressively studying neurons at "higher" and "higher" levels of the system.

D.   all of these

E.   determining which stimuli have the most effect on the firing of an individual neuron when they are presented in its visual field.

A.   contrast.

B.   movement.

C.   straight lines.

D.   dots of light.

E.   circles.

A.   circular edges.

B.   monocular stimuli.

C.   contrast.

D.   diffuse light.

E.   circles of light.

A.   all of these

B.   respond to contrast.

C.   have rectangular receptive fields.

D.   are unresponsive to diffuse light.

E.   respond best to straight-line stimuli in a particular orientation.

A.   smaller

B.   less circular

C.   more monocular

D.   bigger

E.   more circular

A.   color vision.

B.   color mixing.

C.   edge perception.

D.   visual illusions.

E.   wavelength.

A.   also known as the component theory.

B.   a version of the opponent-process theory.

C.   supported by monochromatic colors.

D.   supported by complementary afterimages.

E.   also known as the opponent theory.

A.   lights of the same wavelength appear to be the same color, regardless of their intensity.

B.   complementary colors always look complementary.

C.   lights of the same wavelength appear to be the same color.

D.   an object appears to be the same color despite changes in the wavelengths of light that it is reflecting.

E.   lights of different wavelengths appear to be different colors.

A.   complex cortical color cells.

B.   simple cortical color cells.

C.   cones.

D.   trichromatic color cells.

E.   dual-opponent color cells.

A.   secondary visual cortex.

B.   the occipital lobe.

C.   primary visual cortex.

D.   association cortex.

E.   the parietal lobe.

A.   primary cortex.

B.   association cortex.

C.   paleocortex.

D.   primary visual cortex.

E.   secondary visual cortex.

A.   binding.

B.   hemianopsia.

C.   hindsight.

D.   completion.

E.   serial processing.

A.   inferotemporal cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

B.   inferotemporal cortex then to prestriate cortex.

C.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

D.   posterior parietal cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

E.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

A.   contrast vision is to color vision.

B.   ventral stream is to dorsal stream.

C.   agnosia is to blindsight.

D.   visual perception is to spatial perception.

E.   dorsal stream is to ventral stream.

A.   recognize cows and birds.

B.   distinguish among similar individuals.

C.   recognize parts of faces.

D.   distinguish among similar members of complex classes of visual stimuli.

E.   recognize specific names of faces.

A.   MT/V5.

B.   the dorsal route.

C.   posterior parietal cortex.

D.   V3.

E.   primary visual cortex.

A.   spinal damage.

B.   thalamic damage.

C.   retinal damage.

D.   collicular damage.

E.   primary visual cortex damage.