Test review Biopsychology

In comparison to cones, rods ____.​

are more sensitive to dim light

The scala vestibuli makes up part of the ____.​

cochlea

Pitch is a perception related to which aspect of sound?​

frequency

____ cells axons make up the optic nerve.​

ganglion

What is responsible for sharpening contrast at visual borders?​

lateral inhibition

In what order does visual information pass through the retina?​

receptor cells, bipolar cells, ganglion cells

Which theory can best explain why people that are wearing yellow-colored glasses can still identify the color of a green apple?​

retinex theory

How do sound waves ultimately result in the production of receptor potentials?​

​Hair cells in the cochlea vibrate, causing ion channels to open in their membrane.

In terms of sound localization, low frequencies are to ____ differences, as high frequencies are to ____ differences.​

​phase; loudness

Horizontal cells receive their input from ____, and they send output to ____.​

​rods and cones; bipolar cells

Blindsight refers to ____.​

​the ability to localize visual objects within an apparently blind visual field

Where does the optic nerve send most of its information?​

​to the lateral geniculate

What is the intensity of a sound wave called?​

amplitude

Loudness is to ____ as pitch is to ____.​

amplitude and frequency

The lateral geniculate nucleus is part of the ____.​

thalamus

If you want to see something in fine detail, you should focus the light on which part of your retina?​

the fovea

​What occurs to a tone as the frequency increases?

​Pitch gets higher.

Branches of the optic nerve go directly to what areas of the brain?​

​lateral geniculate and superior colliculus

The ability to detect movement better than color in our peripheral vision is largely due to ____.​

​magnocellular neurons in the periphery

Rods are to ____ as cones are to ____.​

​the periphery; the fovea