PSYC - Unit 5 Module 10 Quiz

Which type of neural cell is responsible for color vision?

Cones

Convergence is an example of a(n) ________.

binocular depth cue - describes the inward turning of both eyes in order to focus on an object that is less than about 50 feet away.

Information from the left eye is processed on _________ of the visual cortex.

both sides

Judging the difference of a nearby object based on the angle your eyes are turned towards each other uses the depth perception cue known as ________.

convergence

The __________ is a muscle that regulates the size of the pupil.

iris - the colored part of the eye, controls the size of the pupil.

When a person is nearsighted, the ________ focuses light from objects far away in front of the _______, instead of on it.

lens ; retina - lens focuses light onto the retina.

The Young-Helmholtz theory best explains ________.

red-green colorblindness

You look out the window, and a tree appears to be very small, about the same size as your hand. You know that this means the tree must be quite far away because of the depth cue known as ________.

relative size

Amy lines up 5 pennies in a row from left to right. Below each penny, she places a quarter. You are likely to perceive this as two rows of coins, rather than 10 separate objects because of the principle of __________.

similarity - we perceive similar items as a group

When two images near each other are presented in succession, we perceive that it is one object that has moved. This is known as _________.

the beta effect - the perception of motion that occurs when different images are presented next to each other with a short amount of time in between.

Light energy with very high amplitude would be perceived as ________.

very bright

What is the most accurate regarding the development of depth perception?

It is both learned and innate

In which lobe of the brain is visual information processed?

Occipital

What differentiates light energy we can perceive visually from light energy we cannot perceive visually?

Wavelength - a property of electromagnetic energy, the distance from one peak of a wave to the next peak.

Which is NOT a good explanation of why we don't notice a "hole" in our visual field due to our blind spot?

We consciously direct our eyes to pick up the information missed by the blind spot. - we cannot consciously make our eyes process information that is not available because of the blind spot.