Question 1

We cannot see light that falls on the blind spot because

Accepted Answer

There are no light sensitive cells

Answer

Its photoreceptor cells are light adapted

Answer

The cortex suppresses vision in this area

Answer

Its photoreceptor cells are dark adapted

Question 2

A patient has an agnosia in her dorsal stream that causes her diffucultz in perceiving
objects in motion. It’s likely to be:

Accepted Answer

Akinetopsia

Answer

Optic ataxia

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Dorsal agnosia

Answer

Motion parallax

Question 3

What is the correct definition for the Gestalt Law of Similarity?

Accepted Answer

The tendency to perceive objects as enclosed figures

Answer

The tendency to perceive objects as one part which move in the same direction.

Answer

The tendency to perceive stimuli as a single uninterrupted object.

Answer

The tendency to group together stimuli that physically resemble each other as part of the same object.

Question 4

What do neurons in the primary visual cortex (area V1) respond to?

Accepted Answer

Oriented edges

Answer

Complex shapes

Answer

Spots of light

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Moving bars of light

Question 5

Which subcortical area receives gustatory signals?

Accepted Answer

Hippocampus

Answer

Primary Gustatory cortex

Answer

Fusiform Face Area (FFA)

Answer

Lateral Occipital Cortex (LOC)

Question 6

What is the process of determining the boundary of one side or another in an image?

Accepted Answer

Image segmentation

Answer

Image recognition

Answer

Shallow processing

Answer

Visual grouping

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