Quiz 10

An object's location, color, and movement are all processed in the same part of the visual cortex.​

False

Why does the fovea provide the clearest, most detailed visual information?​

​It has tightly packed receptors.

Night-active species are more likely than day-active species to have ____.​

​a greater rod to cone ratio

In comparison to cones, rods ____.​

​are more sensitive to dim light

In the human retina, messages go from receptors at the back of the eye to ____.​

​bipolar cells

According to the retinex theory, we perceive color by ____.​

​contrasting the activity in one area of the visual field with that of the others

The retinas of predatory birds such as hawks ____.​

​have a greater density of receptors than do humans on the top half of the retina

After you stare at a bright green object for a minute and look away, you see red. Which theory attempts to explain this finding?​

​opponent-process theory

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

​receptor cells, bipolar cells, ganglion cells

Rods are to ____ as cones are to ____.​

​the periphery; the fovea