lecture 8

Question 1

what sensory system dominates?

Answer 1

vision, e.g. in sport it is estimated 80-90% of sensory information comes from visual system.
about half of the cerebral cortex is devoted to visual processing.

Question 2

when do humans have to reweight sensory input.

Answer 2

when optical information is ambiguous (eg walking into dark room)

Question 3

monocular vision

Answer 3

Monocular vision relies on the input from one eye to perceive depth, distance, and spatial relationships.

Question 4

binocular vision

Answer 4

Binocular vision integrates the visual input from both eyes to perceive depth and three-dimensional space.

Question 5

6 types of muscle in the eye

Answer 5

Medial Rectus
Lateral Rectus
Superior Rectus
Inferior Rectus
Superior Oblique
Inferior Oblique

Question 6

5 types of movement in the eye

Answer 6

vestibular-ocular reflex
optokinetic reflex
smooth pursuit
saccades
vergence

Question 7

central peripheral vision interactions. skilled vs not skilled

Answer 7

skilled atheltes possess a suoeriior capacity to use centrak and peripheral vision together. looking up from the ball.

Question 8

two visual channels

Answer 8

perception (ventral) and action (dorsal) .

Question 9

what does the perception pathway connect

Answer 9

connects the primary visual cortext with the inferior temporal lobes

Question 10

what does the action pathway connect with

Answer 10

connects the primary visual cortex with the parirtal lobes.

Question 11

visual anticipation

Answer 11

in time restrcited tasks skilled athletes anticipate based on information from environement.

Question 12

where do experts in judo fixate their vision.

Answer 12

on more task relevant areas. on the oppnenets lapel and face.

Question 13

J.J Gibson ecological psychologist

Answer 13

“we must perceive in order to move, but we must also move in order to perceive”