A.   the visual receptors near an edge become hyperpolarized.

B.   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.

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

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

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

A.   defining the receptive fields of individual neurons.

B.   all of these

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

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

E.   none of these

A.   dots of light.

B.   contrast.

C.   circles.

D.   movement.

E.   straight lines.

A.   contrast.

B.   circular edges.

C.   diffuse light.

D.   monocular stimuli.

E.   circles of light.

A.   have rectangular receptive fields.

B.   are unresponsive to diffuse light.

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

D.   all of these

E.   respond to contrast.

A.   less circular

B.   more monocular

C.   smaller

D.   more circular

E.   bigger

A.   wavelength.

B.   color mixing.

C.   color vision.

D.   edge perception.

E.   visual illusions.

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

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

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

D.   complementary colors always look complementary.

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

A.   trichromatic color cells.

B.   simple cortical color cells.

C.   cones.

D.   dual-opponent color cells.

E.   complex cortical color cells.

A.   the occipital lobe.

B.   primary visual cortex.

C.   secondary visual cortex.

D.   association cortex.

E.   the parietal lobe.

A.   primary visual cortex.

B.   association cortex.

C.   paleocortex.

D.   secondary visual cortex.

E.   primary cortex.

A.   binding.

B.   hemianopsia.

C.   completion.

D.   hindsight.

E.   serial processing.

A.   posterior parietal cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

B.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

C.   inferotemporal cortex then to prestriate cortex.

D.   inferotemporal cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

E.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

A.   visual perception is to spatial perception.

B.   agnosia is to blindsight.

C.   contrast vision is to color vision.

D.   dorsal stream is to ventral stream.

E.   ventral stream is to dorsal stream.

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

B.   recognize specific names of faces.

C.   recognize parts of faces.

D.   recognize cows and birds.

E.   distinguish among similar individuals.

A.   MT/V5.

B.   V3.

C.   the dorsal route.

D.   posterior parietal cortex.

E.   primary visual cortex.

A.   thalamic damage.

B.   collicular damage.

C.   spinal damage.

D.   primary visual cortex damage.

E.   retinal damage.