A. the Young-Helmholtz theory
B. the opponent-process theory
C. feature detection
D. color constancy
Related Mcqs:
- Which TWO of the following statements are true of simultaneous contrast illusions? 1. In the simultaneous tilt illusion, vertical stripes appear tilted away from the tilt of their surrounding stripes. 2. In the luminance illusion, a grey patch appears darker when surrounded by a dark area than when surrounded by a light area. 3 A purple patch appears slightly closer to blue when surrounded by red, and closer to red when seen against a blue background. 4. Visual illusion effect only exist for motion.
A. 1 & 3
B. 2 & 3
C. 3 & 4
D. 2 & 4 - When light changes from bright to dim the iris of the eye ________________?
A. dilates
B. constricts
C. thickens
D. remains the same - Kim is trying to thread a needle, but the light is fairly dim. Due to the lack of light, the part of her eye that will help most in threading the needle is ________________?
A. cones
B. rods
C. lens
D. cornea - In bright light, the iris_______and the pupil________to control the amount of light entering the eye.
A. Expands; constricts
B. Constricts; expands
C. Focuses; constricts
D. Constricts; focuses - The receptor of the eye that functions best in dim light is the ______________?
A. fovea
B. ganglion
C. cone
D. rod - Jamil’s horse looks just as black in the brilliant sunlight as it does in the dim light of the stable. This illustrates what is known as:
A. Perceptual adaptation
B. The phi phenomenon
C. Perceptual set
D. Lightness constancy - Almost half the birds in the yard were brown cardinals and the rest were bright red cardinals, so Jimmy perceived them as two distinct groups of birds. This best illustrate the principle of:
A. Proximity
B. Relative clarity
C. Similarity
D. Connectedness - Almost half the birds in the yard were brown cardinals and the rest were bright red cardinals, so jimmy perceived them as two distinct groups of birds. This best illustrates the principle of:
A. proximity
B. relative clarity
C. similarity
D. connectedness - The process in which your eyes adjust from darkness to bright light is called _______________?
A. dark adaptation
B. light adaptation
C. coding of contrast
D. coding of light intensity patterns - Waqas looked directly into a very bright light and damaged his retina. The ophthalmologist has told him that he has sustained massive damage to his rods but for the most part his cones have not been affected. One change that you could predict for Waqas’ vision is that he will now have:
A. more accurate depth perception
B. poor vision in bright illumination
C. poor vision in low illumination
D. poor peripheral vision
