Chapter 5 Pre Test Flashcards
1
Q
Your brain encodes visual information in a way that is remarkably similar to what you see.
A
False
2
Q
Rods are abundant in and near the fovea.
A
False
3
Q
According to the trichromatic theory of color vision, we perceive color through the relative rates of response by three kinds of cones.
A
True
4
Q
Processing of visual information starts at the retina.
A
True
5
Q
Lateral inhibition occurs when the inhibition of one neuron causes an increase in the activity of adjacent neurons.
A
False
6
Q
The receptive field of a rod or cone is the point in space from which light strikes the cell.
A
True
7
Q
Children with strabismus may ignore the visual input from one eye.
A
True
8
Q
Human newborns come into the world predisposed to pay more attention to faces than other stationary displays.
A
False
