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What is one of the main reasons why color vision has developed?
What is one of the main reasons why color vision has developed?
- To improve depth perception
- To distinguish figure from ground (correct)
- To enhance visual illusions
- To aid in visually guided action
What are the three main qualities associated with color perception?
What are the three main qualities associated with color perception?
- Hue, luminosity, tint
- Tone, luminance, contrast
- Hue, brightness, saturation (correct)
- Tint, darkness, vibrance
According to Milner and Goodale, which system provides accurate information about our position relative to objects?
According to Milner and Goodale, which system provides accurate information about our position relative to objects?
- Color perception system
- Depth perception system
- Vision-for-perception system
- Vision-for-action system (correct)
Which illusion involves the perception that the central circle surrounded by smaller circles looks bigger than a central circle surrounded by larger circles?
Which illusion involves the perception that the central circle surrounded by smaller circles looks bigger than a central circle surrounded by larger circles?
What is the perceived intensity of light called in color vision?
What is the perceived intensity of light called in color vision?
How do visual illusions impact the task of making coherent sense of visual perception findings?
How do visual illusions impact the task of making coherent sense of visual perception findings?
Which brain hemisphere receives signals from the outer halves of each retina?
Which brain hemisphere receives signals from the outer halves of each retina?
Which pathway is mainly concerned with form, color processing, and object recognition?
Which pathway is mainly concerned with form, color processing, and object recognition?
What does the Parvocellular (or P) pathway specialize in?
What does the Parvocellular (or P) pathway specialize in?
How are the ventral and dorsal pathways interconnected?
How are the ventral and dorsal pathways interconnected?
According to Zeki's functional specialization theory, what does it propose about different cortical areas?
According to Zeki's functional specialization theory, what does it propose about different cortical areas?
Which tract contains signals from the left half of each eye?
Which tract contains signals from the left half of each eye?
Which type of light generally responds most to stimuli perceived as blue according to the trichromatic theory?
Which type of light generally responds most to stimuli perceived as blue according to the trichromatic theory?
In dichromacy, what is deficient in color vision?
In dichromacy, what is deficient in color vision?
What is a negative afterimage?
What is a negative afterimage?
Which theory combines ideas from trichromatic theory and depth perception cues?
Which theory combines ideas from trichromatic theory and depth perception cues?
What kind of cues to depth can be used by one eye or both eyes together?
What kind of cues to depth can be used by one eye or both eyes together?
Which cones combine their activity in the achromatic (non-color) channel?
Which cones combine their activity in the achromatic (non-color) channel?
What does the blue-yellow channel represent?
What does the blue-yellow channel represent?
What is the function of the red-green channel in color perception?
What is the function of the red-green channel in color perception?
Which term describes the tendency for a surface to appear the same color under different illuminants?
Which term describes the tendency for a surface to appear the same color under different illuminants?
What is an illuminant in the context of color vision?
What is an illuminant in the context of color vision?
Why do we show reasonable color constancy according to the text?
Why do we show reasonable color constancy according to the text?
What is a limitation of the theory on color constancy according to the text?
What is a limitation of the theory on color constancy according to the text?
What term is used to describe cues to depth produced by muscular contractions of the muscles around the eye?
What term is used to describe cues to depth produced by muscular contractions of the muscles around the eye?
According to Jacobs (2002), to maximize the accuracy of our depth perception, we should assign more weight to which type of cues?
According to Jacobs (2002), to maximize the accuracy of our depth perception, we should assign more weight to which type of cues?
In size constancy, what does an object tend to appear as, regardless of changes in its retinal image size?
In size constancy, what does an object tend to appear as, regardless of changes in its retinal image size?
What phenomenon explains the misperception of one's own bodily size leading to misjudgment of the size of objects?
What phenomenon explains the misperception of one's own bodily size leading to misjudgment of the size of objects?
Which patients with damage to early visual cortex show evidence of being able to respond to visual stimuli without conscious awareness, according to the text?
Which patients with damage to early visual cortex show evidence of being able to respond to visual stimuli without conscious awareness, according to the text?
What is subliminal perception, as described in the text?
What is subliminal perception, as described in the text?
