18 Questions
What is the primary function of the Fusiform Face Area (FFA) in the brain?
Processing images of faces
What happens when the Fusiform Face Area (FFA) is damaged?
Individuals cannot recognize individual faces (Prosopagnosia)
Which region of the brain is specialized for processing body parts?
Extrastriate Body Area (EBA)
What is the Composite Face Effect related to?
Recognizing faces holistically
'Greebles' are novel stimuli used in which study?
Gauthier & Tarr Study
What kind of expertise was developed in participants who were trained to become 'greeble experts'?
'Greeble' recognition expertise
What does 'Hue' in color refer to?
Color of the light, associated with wavelength
Why are S cones less sensitive and more rare than M and L cones?
They have different gene coding on the X chromosome
What is the problem of univariance related to in color perception?
Trichromacy theory
Which type of color vision deficiency affects individuals with a gene that codes for M and L cones on the X chromosome?
Protanope
What does the term 'Saturation' in color refer to?
Vividness or purity of a hue
What is the main difference between Dichromacy and Trichromacy?
Presence of either two or three photopigments
What is the purpose of Enchroma glasses for dichromats?
To filter out areas where different wavelengths produce the same response on M and L cones
What is the main difference between additive and subtractive color mixing?
Additive color mixing combines all colors to create white, while subtractive creates black
What can cause color constancy to fail according to the text?
Illuminating light consisting of a narrow range of wavelengths
What is an example of synaesthesia mentioned in the text?
Hearing a sound when seeing a color
Where is color processing usually attributed to in the brain?
Area V4 in the Ventral Stream
What is the main function of opponent cells and opponent colors?
To respond to opposite colors and create contrast perception
Explore the perception of faces and the specialized brain region known as the Fusiform Face Area in PSYC 2P49. Learn about prosopagnosia, developmental prosopagnosia, modular coding, and distributed coding in face recognition.
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