Visual Perception Quiz

Color constancy = The ability to recognize something as being the same color despite changes in lighting Photopigments = Chemicals contained by both rods and cones that release energy when struck by light Metabotropic = Occur when neurotransmitters attach to a receptor and initiate a sequence of slower and longer-lasting metabolic reactions Neurotransmitters release = Bursts of release of neurotransmitters from the presynaptic terminal into the synaptic cleft triggered by action potential

Humans perceive wavelengths between 400 and 700 nanometers (nm) = Range of wavelengths within which human vision operates Coding = The one-to-one correspondence between some aspect of the physical stimulus & some aspect of the nervous system activity Law of specific nerve energies = States that activity by a particular nerve always conveys the same type of information to the brain