Lecture 8

Question 1

finish this quote by Robert Kiyosaki
“sight is what you see with your eyes, vision ……….

Answer 1

“sight is what you see with your eyes, vision is what you see with your mind”

Question 2

around half of the cerebral cortex is devoted to what

Answer 2

visual processing

Question 3

if optical information is ambiguous what will humans do

Answer 3

humans reweight other sensory inputs

Question 4

Rods

Answer 4

peripheral retina

sensitive to light

sensitive to movement

“NIGHT VISION”

Question 5

Cones

Answer 5

Concentrated in the central retina

detail extraction

colour detection

“DAY VISION”

Question 6

what is the primary sensory organ of the visual system

Answer 6

the retina

Question 7

where is the retina found in the eye

Answer 7

lining of the back of the eyeball

Question 8

what are the 6 extraocular muscles

Answer 8

superior rectus muscle
inferior rectus muscle
medial rectus muscle
lateral rectus muscle
superior oblique muscle
inferior oblique muscle

Question 9

5 types of eye movements

Answer 9

vestibular-ocular reflex

optokinetic reflex (responsible for large

movements around)

smooth pursuit

saccades

vergence

Question 10

what are the skilled eye movements that need to be practiced

Answer 10

smooth pursuit
saccades
vergence

Question 11

what is monocular vision

Answer 11

seeing with only one eye at a time

Question 12

what is binocular vision

Answer 12

vision using two eyes with overlapping fields of view

Question 13

what is binocular vision important for

Answer 13

important for depth perception

Question 14

what do skilled players orient their central vision to

Answer 14

orient central vision towards key players

Question 15

what do skilled players concurrently use peripheral vision to what …….

Answer 15

concurrently use peripheral vision to pick up information from other players

Question 16

less skilled players dont have enough knowledge to effectively …..

Answer 16

process information from peripheral vision

Question 17

what vision strategy may be used by less skilled players

Answer 17

direct all their attention centrally, to look at key players

Question 18

skilled athletes posses a superior capacity to use …

Answer 18

central and peripheral vision

Question 19

what are the two visual channels

Answer 19

perception and action pathway

Question 20

Perception pathway

Answer 20

connects the primary visual cortex with the inferior temporal lobes

Ventral system

Question 21

Action pathway

Answer 21

Connects the primary visual cortex with posterior parietal lobes

Dorsal stream

Question 22

where is the dorsal stream located

Answer 22

goes over the top like a dolphin

Question 23

where is the ventral stream located

Answer 23

below the dorsal stream

Question 24

how is it known that dorsal and ventral streams work in tandem

Answer 24

ecause research has been done on people with injuries to their brain

Question 25

in time restricted tasks, skilled athletes anticipate movements based on what

Answer 25

visual information from the environment

Question 26

finish the quote from J.J. Gibson (1979)
“we must perceive in order to move, but we also…

Answer 26

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