The collection of rod and cone receptors that funnel signals to a particular visual cell in the retina make up that cell’s:

Related Mcqs:

1. The collection of rod and cone receptors that funnel signals to a particular visual cell in the retina make up that cell’s:

   A. blind spot
   B. optic disk
   C. opponent process field
   D. receptive field

2. Sometimes the visual information available to us about a stimulus is ambiguous because of differences in depth, lighting or shading cues. For example, patterns of shading can create the illusion of objects as protruding from a visual field. How do we make sense of the visual information to recognize ambiguous stimuli?

   A. Visual system relies on other people’s Knowledge of objects to identify ambiguous stimuli
   B. Visual information about protruding objects is impossible to process
   C. Visual system relies on assumptions about the physical world to identify ambiguous stimuli
   D. Both (a) and (c)

3. Communication among the neurons requires two main activities. Electrical signals which are generated by________and chemical signals which are generated by______.

   A. Resting potentials, neurotransmitters
   B. Neurotransmitters, axon potentials
   C. Neurotransmitters, depolarization
   D. Axon potentials; neurotransmitters

4. Which cells for visual processing are located closest to the back of the retina?

   A. Subliminal cells
   B. Ganglion cells
   C. Rods and cones
   D. Bipolar cells

5. When visual information out an object is perceived, which model of perceptual processing emphasizes on-going feedback between the higher centers of the brain(e.g., cognition) and the early stages of processing (e.g., sensory receptors)?

   A. Recurrent processing model
   B. Serial processing model
   C. Parallel processing model
   D. Selective adaptation model

6. The process of comparing currently experienced visual input with past visual memories takes place with ___________?

   A. Broca’s area
   B. the sensory cortex
   C. association areas
   D. the limbic system

7. 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

8. Petra locked directly into a very bright light and damaged her retina. The ophthalmologist has told her that she has sustained massive damage to her cones, but for the most part her rods have not been affected. One change that you could predict for Petra’s vision is that she will now have:

   A. Poor vision in bright light
   B. No color vision
   C. Poor vision in low illumination
   D. More accurate depth perception

9. Photoreceptors are the______sensitive cells that line the retina.

   A. Wide band
   B. Narrow band
   C. Combination
   D. Light

10. Each time you see your car, it projects a different image on the retina as of your eyes yet you do not perceive it as changing. This is because of ________________?

    A. perceptual set
    B. retinal disparity
    C. perceptual constancy
    D. convergence