The theory of color vision based on the idea that we possess three distinct receptor areas for the three primary colors of light is the ________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Television sets are able to recreate the entire visible spectrum by additively mixing three primary colors. This process is similar to the view of human color vision called:

   A. Complementary color theory
   B. Trichromatic theory
   C. Opponent-process theory
   D. Saturation theory

2. The theory that challenged Helmholtz’s theory of color vision is _______________?

   A. frequency theory
   B. opponent-process theory
   C. isomorphism
   D. trichromatic theory

3. Receptor cells that are very sensitive to color are the _________________?

   A. rods
   B. bipolar cells
   C. cones
   D. ganglion cells

4. One of the earliest and most important color vision theories was formulated by _________________?

   A. Young and Helson
   B. Meissner and Middleton
   C. Rutherford and Young
   D. Young and Helmholtz

5. Which receptor cells most directly enable us to distinguish different wavelengths of light?

   A. rods
   B. cones
   C. bipolar cells
   D. feature detectors

6. The receptor of the eye that functions best in dim light is the ______________?

   A. fovea
   B. ganglion
   C. cone
   D. rod

7. Consider this sequence: (1) food, (2) salivation with food (3) light with food, (4) salivation with light. This procedure for presenting stimuli and observing responses with dogs is based on Pavlov’s experiments, and represents which sequence of classical conditioning?

   A. Unconditioned stimulus, conditioned response, conditioned stimulus, unconditioned response
   B. Conditioned stimulus, conditioned response, unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response
   C. Unconditioned stimulus, conditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned response
   D. Unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, conditioned response
   E. Conditioned response, conditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, unconditioned stimulus

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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