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psych 260 exam #2 chapter questions

Rickie heard his cell phone ring. Detecting the sound would be _____ whereas recognizing that
a certain sound was your cell phone ringtone is _____. - ANSsensation;perception

Idella could recognize her name even when it was written as "Ide11@" because of _____. -
ANStop-down processing

The _____ of light is interpreted as assorted colors, and we experience the color violet around
____ nm.
a. wavelength; 400
b. amplitude; 400
c. amplitude; 700
d. wavelength; 700 - ANSwavelength; 400

Which of the following is NOT a protective mechanism for the eye?
a. the pupil
b. the eyelid
c. tears
d. the eye socket - ANSthe pupil

Carolyn wears glasses because when light enters her eye, her _____ cannot adjust properly to
focus the light onto the _____.
a. iris; sclera
b. iris; retina
c. lens; sclera
d. lens; retina - ANSlens; retina

Which is NOT a cell type of the retina?
a. horizontal
b. bipolar
c. vertical
d. amacrine - ANSvertical

The axons of the _____ cells form the optic nerve. - ANSganglion

Akiko is painting a picture of a red balloon. Thanks to her _____, which allow her to have _____
vision, she can see colors and the fine details of her painting. - ANScones; photopic

The ____ cones (also called the _____ wavelength cones) contain the photopigment cyanolabe.
a. blue; short
b. red; medium

, c. red; short
d. green; medium - ANSblue; short

Although it might seem backwards, rods are depolarized in the _____, which causes them to
release more ____. - ANSdark; glutamate

Gia is able to clearly see the edges of each step leading to her second-floor apartment thanks to
a process her eyes undergo called ______ inhibition. - ANSlateral

Each ____ cell responds to light falling on photoreceptors located in its _____. - ANSbipolar;
receptive

The most abundant type of ganglion cells are ____ cells. - ANSP

Once the visual information leaves the eye, it is ultimately headed toward the ______ of the
thalamus. - ANSlateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)

The primary visual cortex is often called the striate cortex and is located in the ____ lobe. -
ANSoccipital

Mitsuko is holding an object that he can see is an apple because of the ventral pathway or
stream through the temporal cortex. This path is also called the ____ pathway, because it is
specialized for identifying and recognizing objects. - ANSwhat

Which of the following is a binocular depth cue?
a. Linear perspective
b. Texture gradient
c. Motion parallax
d. Retinal disparity - ANSretinal disparity

The ____ theory posits that we perceive color in three competing channels, red and green,
yellow and blue, and white and black. - ANSopponent process

Cells in the ____ respond selectively when something moves at a particular speed in a
particular direction. - ANSmedial temporal lobe

Oliver has been diagnosed with prosopagnosia. What is his main symptom? - ANSHe cannot
recognize faces.

Sabrina just adjusted the amplitude of the song she was listening to on the radio. In other
words, she adjusted the - ANSvolume

The role of the ____ is to collect and focus sounds, just like a funnel. - ANSpinna

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