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These are based on the idea that the perceptual interpretation we make of any visual object depends not just on properties of the element, but also its contextual interaction.
a. occlusion hypotheses b. Gestalt principles c. distributed processing assumptions d. extrastriate precepts e. none of the above |
b. Gestalt principles
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__________ are powerful cues in the perceptual organization of the visual field.
a. edges b. varied shapes c. illusions d. interrelationships e. sounds |
a. edges
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This refers to a multimodal area responsible for saccadic eye movement.
a. LGN b. superior colliculus c. dorsal pathway d. ventral pathway e. striate cortex |
b. superior colliculus
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__________ is the thalamic nucleus that serves as the gateway to the primary visual cortex.
a. parietal cortex b. optic nerve c. LGN d. retinotopic map e. binding mechanism |
c. LGN
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These cells are characterized by large receptive fields and transient response.
a. Parvo b. selective c. olfactory d. Magno (M) e. parietal |
d. Magno (M)
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Which brain area is a multimodal area responsible for saccadic eye movement?
a). Superior colliculus b). Frontal Pole c). Orbitofrontal Cortex d). Anterior Cingulate Cortex e). Amygdala |
a). Superior colliculus
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Which of the following is a thalamic nucleus that serves as the gateway to primary visual cortex?
a). Superior colliculus b). Frontal Pole c). Orbitofrontal Cortex d). Anterior Cingulate Cortex e). Lateral Geniculate Nucleus |
e). Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
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Magno (M) cells in retina feed through LGN into
a). dorsal stream in cortex b). ventral stream in cortex c). caudal stream in cortex d). rostral stream in cortex e). none of the above |
a). dorsal stream in cortex
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Parvo (P) cells in retina feed through LGN into
a). dorsal stream in cortex b). ventral stream in cortex c). caudal stream in cortex d). rostral stream in cortex e). none of the above |
b). ventral stream in cortex
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Which of the following is true concerning rods?
a). used for day vision b). have high acuity c). have high temporal resolution d). are not present in central fovea. e). none of the above are true concerning rods. |
d). are not present in central fovea.
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Patients who suffer from ________ lose color vision.
a. Motion agnosia b. Depth agnosia c. Achromatopsia d. Prosopagnosia e. Agnosiatopsia |
c. Achromatopsia
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This pathway of the visual system is often called the “where” pathway:
a. Dorsal b. Ventral c. Amphibious d. Superior e. None of the above |
a. Dorsal
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These patients lose the ability to recognize faces, sometimes not even their own faces.
a. Motion agnosia b. Depth agnosia c. Achromatopsia d. Prosopagnosia e. Agnosiatopsia |
d. Prosopagnosia
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Anne Treisman is famous for supposing that ________ serves as the binding mechanism for visual information from different areas of the brain.
a. V5 b. Agnosia c. Visual Attention d. Edges e. Memory |
c. Visual Attention
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This type of photoreceptor solely mediates night vision.
a. Rod b. Cone c. Cylinder d. Stick e. Night Receptor |
a. Rod
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