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Biological Psychology 12th Edition by James W.Kalat – Test Bank
Biological Psychology 12th Edition by James W. Kalat – Test Bank
Sample Questions
True / False
1. Johannes Müller held that whatever excites a particular nerve establishes a
special kind of energy unique to that nerve.
a. True
b. False
, ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: General Principles of Perception
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.01 – Remember that we see because light strikes the retina, se
TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding
2. The coding of visual information in your brain results in an exact duplicate of
the object’s shape on the surface of the cortex.
a. True
False
b.
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: General Principles of Perception
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.01 – Remember that we see because light strikes the retina, se
TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding
3. The cornea is an adjustable structure in the eye that focuses light.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
, DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: The Eye and Its Connections to the Brain
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.04 – Trace the route of visual information from the retina to
TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding
4. Amacrine cells refine the input to ganglion cells, enabling them to respond
specifically to shapes, movement, or other visual features.
a. True
False
b.
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: The Eye and Its Connections to the Brain
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.04 – Trace the route of visual information from the retina to
TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding
5. Shapes are more easily identified with peripheral vision than foveal vision.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: The Eye and Its Connections to the Brain
, LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.02 – List the properties of cones and rods
TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding
6. Photopigments are stable in the dark.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Visual Receptors: Rods and Cones
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.02 – List the properties of cones and rods
TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding
7. According to the trichromatic theory, we can perceive only three colors.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Color Vision
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.03 – Explain the main features of color visi
TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding
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