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

B.   the visual receptors near an edge become hyperpolarized.

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

D.   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.

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

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

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

C.   all of these

D.   defining the receptive fields of individual neurons.

E.   none of these

A.   circles.

B.   movement.

C.   dots of light.

D.   contrast.

E.   straight lines.

A.   monocular stimuli.

B.   circular edges.

C.   contrast.

D.   circles of light.

E.   diffuse light.

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

B.   are unresponsive to diffuse light.

C.   respond to contrast.

D.   all of these

E.   have rectangular receptive fields.

A.   more monocular

B.   less circular

C.   more circular

D.   bigger

E.   smaller

A.   visual illusions.

B.   color vision.

C.   color mixing.

D.   edge perception.

E.   wavelength.

A.   supported by monochromatic colors.

B.   supported by complementary afterimages.

C.   also known as the opponent theory.

D.   a version of the opponent-process theory.

E.   also known as the component theory.

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

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

C.   complementary colors always look complementary.

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

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

A.   complex cortical color cells.

B.   simple cortical color cells.

C.   trichromatic color cells.

D.   dual-opponent color cells.

E.   cones.

A.   primary visual cortex.

B.   the occipital lobe.

C.   the parietal lobe.

D.   association cortex.

E.   secondary visual cortex.

A.   primary cortex.

B.   association cortex.

C.   secondary visual cortex.

D.   paleocortex.

E.   primary visual cortex.

A.   serial processing.

B.   hindsight.

C.   binding.

D.   hemianopsia.

E.   completion.

A.   inferotemporal cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

B.   posterior parietal cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

C.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

D.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

E.   inferotemporal cortex then to prestriate cortex.

A.   visual perception is to spatial perception.

B.   ventral stream is to dorsal stream.

C.   contrast vision is to color vision.

D.   agnosia is to blindsight.

E.   dorsal stream is to ventral stream.

A.   recognize cows and birds.

B.   recognize parts of faces.

C.   recognize specific names of faces.

D.   distinguish among similar individuals.

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

A.   primary visual cortex.

B.   the dorsal route.

C.   V3.

D.   posterior parietal cortex.

E.   MT/V5.

A.   retinal damage.

B.   thalamic damage.

C.   collicular damage.

D.   spinal damage.

E.   primary visual cortex damage.