Cogni chapt2 visual perception

Question 1

This is a clear dome that protects the eye.

Answer 1

Cornea

Question 2

This is the opening in the center of the iris

Answer 2

Pupil

Question 3

This is a gel-like substance that makes up the majority of the eye

Answer 3

Vitreous Humor

Question 4

This is where light focuses; where electromagnetic light energy is transduced (turned into electrochemical impulses)

Answer 4

Retina

Question 5

Where vision is most acute in

Answer 5

Fovea

Question 6

What does retina contain that convert light energy into electrochemical energy that is transmitted by neurons to the brain

Answer 6

Photoreceptors

Question 7

Each eye contain roughly __ million cones and __ million rods

Answer 7

8 , 120

Question 8

they are chemical substances that react to light and transform physical electromagnetic energy into an electrochemical neural impulse that can be understood by the brain. They are what’s within the rods and cones;

Answer 8

Photopigments

Question 9

__ are long and thin photoreceptors. Highly concentrated in the periphery of the retina than the foveal region. Responsible for night vision and sensitive to light and dark stimuli

Answer 9

Rods

Question 10

Short and thick photoreceptors and allow for the perception of color

Answer 10

Cones

Question 11

The rods and cones are connected to the brain. The neurochemical messages processed by the rods and cones of the retina travel via the ___ to the ___

Answer 11

Bipolar cells, ganglion cells

Question 12

The optic nerves of the two eyes join at the base of brain to form the __

Answer 12

Optic Chiasma

Question 13

can be represented in juts two dimensions and observed with just one eye

Answer 13

Monocular depth cues

Question 14

based on the receipt of sensory information in three dimensions from both eyes

Answer 14

binocular depth cues