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WorksheetsPSY 430 In-class Activity L5
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Approximately what portion of the cerebral cortex is devoted to vision?
~50%
~30%
~10%
~60%
Which of the following choices most accurately reflects the missing step in the steps of perception:
Energy in world -> Receptor -> Sensory N. -> _____ -> Primary Cortex -> Association Cortex
Pons
Retina
Basal Ganglia
Light enters the eye through the _____.
Iris
Sclera
Pupil
Retina
Most refraction in the eye occurs when light rays travel through the _____.
Cornea
Iris
Lens
Retina
T/F The size of the pupil is regulated by the iris.
True
False
What is the clear gel substance in your eye?
ciliary muscles
presbyopia
vitreous humor
sclera
"Floaters" in your eye's vitreous humor are a buildup of what?
Foreign bodies (i.e., dust, dirt, etc.)
Lipids
Proteins
How is an image projected onto the retina?
upright
upside down
backwards
at an angle
The optic nerve is formed by _____.
ganglion cell axons
Ciliary muscles
optic radiation
vitreous humor
The optic chiasm is the _____.
place where visual fields overlap
place where the two optic nerves meet
reason for our depth perception
place where photoreceptors respond to light
Each half of the visual field is projected to the _____ hemisphere.
ipsilateral
contralateral
medial
distal
Which photoreceptor is most abundant around the fovea?
rods
cones
T/F Rods are more sensitive to light than cones?
True
False
According to the Purkinje effect blue flowers are brighter during the _____ compared to red flowers.
day
night
dawn
midday
T/F The structure of the retina varies from fovea and periphery.
True
False
Photopic (_____) vision vs. Scotopic (_____) vision.
Daytime, Dawn
Nighttime, Daytime
Nighttime, Dusk
Daytime, Nighttime
T/F Humans rely on a tapetum to see at night.
True
False
