1. Mod 12 Quiz AP Psychology

2. Which of the following is not one of the parallel processes of vision?  A. degree  B. form  C. color  D. motion  E. depth

3. Which of the following can occur as a result of damage to a small area of the visual cortex?  I. the patient can lose the ability to track movement  II. The patient can lose the ability to reintegrate details of an object into a whole object (ie seeing stars and stripes, but not the flag)  III. The patient can lose the ability to recognize faces  IV. The patient can lose the ability to see in one particular spot (ie develop a blind spot  V. the patient can develop the ability to integrate unrelated objects into a larger whole (ie flag, soldier, gun = war)  A. I only  B. I and II only  C. II and III only  D. II, III, and IV only  E. III, IV and V only

4. The visual cortex  A. interprets electrical signals traveling to it from the optic nerve  B. flips the eyes’ images  C. is directly behind both eyes  D. is located in the temporal lobe  E. is relativelly small and simple

5. The wavelength of light determines  A. intensity  B. hue  C. brightness  D. form  E. features

6. Color vision involves  A. light hitting the cones of the eyes and either triggering or inhibiting specific neurons  B. light hitting rods and being reflected onto the brain  C. light hitting the cornea and traveling to the optic nerve  D. light hitting the blind spot and being interpreted by the brain  E. light hitting the lens and reflecting onto the cornea