PSYC 2P49 Perception: Face Recognition and Fusiform Face Area
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What is the primary function of the Fusiform Face Area (FFA) in the brain?

  • Processing images of houses and scenes
  • Processing images of tools
  • Processing images of body parts
  • Processing images of faces (correct)

    • What happens when the Fusiform Face Area (FFA) is damaged?

  • Individuals develop a strong expertise in birdwatching
  • Individuals cannot recognize individual faces (Prosopagnosia) (correct)
  • Individuals become experts in face recognition
  • Individuals start recognizing houses and scenes more easily

    • Which region of the brain is specialized for processing body parts?

  • Fusiform Face Area (FFA)
  • Extrastriate Body Area (EBA) (correct)
  • Tools Region
  • Parahippocampal Place Area (PPA)

    • What is the Composite Face Effect related to?

    <p>Recognizing faces holistically</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Greebles' are novel stimuli used in which study?

    <p>Gauthier &amp; Tarr Study</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of expertise was developed in participants who were trained to become 'greeble experts'?

    <p>'Greeble' recognition expertise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Hue' in color refer to?

    <p>Color of the light, associated with wavelength</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are S cones less sensitive and more rare than M and L cones?

    <p>They have different gene coding on the X chromosome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the problem of univariance related to in color perception?

    <p>Trichromacy theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of color vision deficiency affects individuals with a gene that codes for M and L cones on the X chromosome?

    <p>Protanope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'Saturation' in color refer to?

    <p>Vividness or purity of a hue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between Dichromacy and Trichromacy?

    <p>Presence of either two or three photopigments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Enchroma glasses for dichromats?

    <p>To filter out areas where different wavelengths produce the same response on M and L cones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between additive and subtractive color mixing?

    <p>Additive color mixing combines all colors to create white, while subtractive creates black</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can cause color constancy to fail according to the text?

    <p>Illuminating light consisting of a narrow range of wavelengths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of synaesthesia mentioned in the text?

    <p>Hearing a sound when seeing a color</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is color processing usually attributed to in the brain?

    <p>Area V4 in the Ventral Stream</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of opponent cells and opponent colors?

    <p>To respond to opposite colors and create contrast perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

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