A.   the visual receptors near an edge become hyperpolarized.

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

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

B.   all of these

C.   defining the receptive fields of individual neurons.

D.   none 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.   straight lines.

C.   contrast.

D.   dots of light.

E.   circles.

A.   contrast.

B.   circles of light.

C.   circular edges.

D.   monocular stimuli.

E.   diffuse light.

A.   have rectangular receptive fields.

B.   respond to contrast.

C.   are unresponsive to diffuse light.

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

E.   all of these

A.   smaller

B.   bigger

C.   more monocular

D.   more circular

E.   less circular

A.   edge perception.

B.   color vision.

C.   visual illusions.

D.   wavelength.

E.   color mixing.

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.   complementary colors always look complementary.

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

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

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

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

A.   trichromatic color cells.

B.   cones.

C.   complex cortical color cells.

D.   dual-opponent color cells.

E.   simple cortical color cells.

A.   secondary visual cortex.

B.   the occipital lobe.

C.   the parietal lobe.

D.   association cortex.

E.   primary visual cortex.

A.   secondary visual cortex.

B.   association cortex.

C.   primary visual cortex.

D.   paleocortex.

E.   primary cortex.

A.   serial processing.

B.   completion.

C.   hemianopsia.

D.   hindsight.

E.   binding.

A.   posterior parietal cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

B.   inferotemporal cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

C.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to inferotemporal cortex.

D.   inferotemporal cortex then to prestriate cortex.

E.   dorsal prestriate cortex then to posterior parietal cortex.

A.   agnosia is to blindsight.

B.   contrast vision is to color vision.

C.   ventral stream is to dorsal stream.

D.   visual perception is to spatial perception.

E.   dorsal stream is to ventral stream.

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

B.   recognize parts of faces.

C.   recognize cows and birds.

D.   distinguish among similar individuals.

E.   recognize specific names of faces.

A.   V3.

B.   posterior parietal cortex.

C.   the dorsal route.

D.   MT/V5.

E.   primary visual cortex.

A.   primary visual cortex damage.

B.   thalamic damage.

C.   spinal damage.

D.   retinal damage.

E.   collicular damage.