Module 18: Vision: Sensory & Perceptual Processing

With respect to the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color perception, which statement is MOST accurate?

Trichromatic theory describes color processing early in the visual system; opponent-process theory describes color processing later on in the visual system.

Talia is 45 years old. She has started to notice that newspaper print is too small for her to read. Talia needs reading glasses because the lenses of her eyes are less able to adjust, or _____.

accommodate

Your 7-month-old niece is just learning to crawl. Your sister has agreed to have her participate in an experiment that incorporates a visual cliff. What is MOST likely being studied in this experiment?

depth perception

Gestalt psychologists were fond of saying that, in perception, the whole may _____ the sum of its parts.

exceed

Denise wears an extremely bright safety yellow sweatshirt when she cycles to the gym after dark. The sweatshirt's brightness reflects the _____ of the light it reflects.

high amplitude

As you walk into a brightly lit room, the black structure in the center of your eye seems to shrink to a tiny black dot. This response is caused by the action of the eye structure called the:

iris.

Relative luminance MOST clearly contributes to:

lightness constancy.

Relative size, interposition, relative motion, and relative height are examples of _____ cues to depth perception.

monocular

Eleanor suffered severe stroke damage near the rear of both sides of her brain. Based on the case study of "Mrs. M." described in the textbook, the stroke is MOST likely to impair Eleanor's ability to perceive:

motion.

Manny has volunteered to participate in an experiment studying vision. He has agreed to wear a pair of glasses that invert his vision. Due to _____, after about a week he is able to perform his usual tasks, like riding a bike or reading a book.

perceptual adaptation

Within the eye itself, the _____ is the final destination for light waves.

retina

Jess was in a serious car accident and is having trouble recognizing familiar faces. She MOST likely suffered damage to her _____ lobe, just behind her right ear.

temporal

Damon, who is among the 8 percent of males with colorblindness, suffers from the most common form of colorblindness. Which statement BEST illustrates Damon's experience of color? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

Red apples on a tree seem to be the same color as the surrounding green leaves.