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

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

C.   the visual receptors near an edge become hyperpolarized.

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

B.   defining the receptive fields of individual neurons.

C.   none of these

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.   movement.

B.   dots of light.

C.   straight lines.

D.   contrast.

E.   circles.

A.   circular edges.

B.   diffuse light.

C.   contrast.

D.   monocular stimuli.

E.   circles of light.

A.   are unresponsive to diffuse light.

B.   respond to contrast.

C.   all of these

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

E.   have rectangular receptive fields.

A.   smaller

B.   bigger

C.   more monocular

D.   less circular

E.   more circular

A.   edge perception.

B.   wavelength.

C.   color mixing.

D.   color vision.

E.   visual illusions.

A.   also known as the opponent theory.

B.   also known as the component theory.

C.   a version of the opponent-process theory.

D.   supported by complementary afterimages.

E.   supported by monochromatic colors.

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

B.   complementary colors always look complementary.

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

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

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

A.   simple cortical color cells.

B.   trichromatic color cells.

C.   dual-opponent color cells.

D.   cones.

E.   complex cortical color cells.

A.   the parietal lobe.

B.   the occipital lobe.

C.   primary visual cortex.

D.   association cortex.

E.   secondary visual cortex.

A.   paleocortex.

B.   association cortex.

C.   primary visual cortex.

D.   secondary visual cortex.

E.   primary cortex.

A.   binding.

B.   serial processing.

C.   hemianopsia.

D.   hindsight.

E.   completion.

A.   inferotemporal cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

B.   inferotemporal cortex then to prestriate cortex.

C.   posterior parietal cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

D.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

E.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

A.   ventral stream is to dorsal stream.

B.   agnosia is to blindsight.

C.   dorsal stream is to ventral stream.

D.   contrast vision is to color vision.

E.   visual perception is to spatial perception.

A.   recognize cows and birds.

B.   distinguish among similar individuals.

C.   recognize specific names of faces.

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

E.   recognize parts of faces.

A.   MT/V5.

B.   primary visual cortex.

C.   V3.

D.   posterior parietal cortex.

E.   the dorsal route.

A.   thalamic damage.

B.   spinal damage.

C.   retinal damage.

D.   collicular damage.

E.   primary visual cortex damage.