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

B.   the visual receptors near an edge become hyperpolarized.

C.   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.

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

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

A.   none of these

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

A.   movement.

B.   circles.

C.   contrast.

D.   dots of light.

E.   straight lines.

A.   contrast.

B.   circular edges.

C.   diffuse light.

D.   circles of light.

E.   monocular stimuli.

A.   have rectangular receptive fields.

B.   respond to contrast.

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

D.   are unresponsive to diffuse light.

E.   all of these

A.   more monocular

B.   smaller

C.   bigger

D.   more circular

E.   less circular

A.   edge perception.

B.   color mixing.

C.   wavelength.

D.   visual illusions.

E.   color vision.

A.   a version of the opponent-process theory.

B.   supported by monochromatic colors.

C.   supported by complementary afterimages.

D.   also known as the component theory.

E.   also known as the opponent theory.

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

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

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

D.   complementary colors always look complementary.

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

A.   dual-opponent color cells.

B.   trichromatic color cells.

C.   simple cortical color cells.

D.   cones.

E.   complex cortical color cells.

A.   primary visual cortex.

B.   the parietal lobe.

C.   the occipital 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.   completion.

B.   hemianopsia.

C.   serial processing.

D.   hindsight.

E.   binding.

A.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

B.   inferotemporal cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

C.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

D.   posterior parietal cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

E.   inferotemporal cortex then to prestriate cortex.

A.   dorsal stream is to ventral stream.

B.   ventral stream is to dorsal stream.

C.   visual perception is to spatial perception.

D.   agnosia is to blindsight.

E.   contrast vision is to color vision.

A.   recognize cows and birds.

B.   recognize parts of faces.

C.   distinguish among similar individuals.

D.   recognize specific names of faces.

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

A.   the dorsal route.

B.   primary visual cortex.

C.   posterior parietal cortex.

D.   MT/V5.

E.   V3.

A.   spinal damage.

B.   primary visual cortex damage.

C.   collicular damage.

D.   retinal damage.

E.   thalamic damage.