4.1 Quiz

Visual information is processed by ganglion cells:

The size of the difference threshold is greater for heavier objects than for lighter ones. This best illustrates:

Multiple ________ send combined messages to a bipolar cell, whereas a single ________ may link directly to a single bipolar cell.

The visual cortex is located in what particular area of the brain?

Which of the following best describes how visual information is processed by the brain?

Sensation can best be described as

Although Meghan was sitting right next to her parents in the movie theater, she smelled the perfume of the woman in front of them minutes before her parents did. Meghan apparently has a lower _________ for perfume than her parents do.

If the JND (just noticeable difference) for a 10 ounce bag of M&M's is 1 ounce, the JND for an 80 ounce bag of M&M's is how many ounces?

The process by which stimulus energies are converted into neural messages is

This is the colored muscle in the eye that controls the amount of light that enters

Nearsightedness and farsightedness are problems with shaprness of vision or______

Which of the following best describes the Young/Helmholtz theory?

People who suffer from synesthesia

Which of the following structures of the eye are most directly responsible for color vision?

This theory on color vision explains after images