Module #18: Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing

Which of these is NOT true of feature-detecting neurons?

Feature-detecting neurons respond to information provided by individual bipolar cells

Mia is attracted to a man she is chatting with in a nightclub. What is probably happening to her eyes?

Her pupils are dilating

You are a building contractor surveying the progress on a home that is being built. From one angle, it appears that the home is completely framed. However, when you move to the right, you see the gaps. This illustrates the principle of:

closure

Relative luminance MOST clearly contributes to:

lightness constancy

Dorothy is off to see the Wizard of Oz. She perceives that the Yellow Brick Road converges to a point way off in the distance because of the depth cue of:

linear perspective

Julio is working on a series of landscape paintings. He wants to create a realistic depiction of the English countryside. To turn the flat surface of the canvas into a three-dimensional painting, he might use the technique of:

linear perspective

Malik knows that a passing bus is nearer than a parked car because the bus momentarily blocks his view of the car. This example illustrates the depth cue of:

Interposition

Railroad tracks appear to converge in the distance. This provides a cue for depth perception known as _____.

Linear Perspective

The retina's central focal point is the _____, which contains only cones.

fovea

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

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