Question 1

Which of the following is a finding that demonstrates the phenomenon of memory color

Accepted Answer

A)   Participants recall words printed in red ink better than words printed in black ink.
B)   Participants can quickly identify the word "blue" if printed in blue ink.
C)   Participants have difficulty reporting ink color if the word is the name of a color different than the ink color.
D)   Participants perceive a 620-nm pattern as being "redder" if that pattern has the shape of a stop sign rather than a mushroom shape.

Question 2

Bornstein et al. habituated a four-month-old infants to a 510 nm ("green")  stimulus, then presented a 480nm ("blue")  stimulus or a 540nm ("green")  stimulus. The infants in this study dishabituated to _____

Accepted Answer

A)   the 480 nm stimulus only
B)   the 540 nm stimulus only
C)   both of the 480nm and 540nm stimulus
D)   neither the 480 nm nor the 540 nm stimulus

Question 3

When you go to pick strawberries, you are easily able to separate the ripe red berries from the green foliage, the white blossoms and the green, still-forming berries. This has led to the suggestion that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   we need experience with the natural world in order to experience color vision
B)   the genes resulting in lack of color vision should have disappeared long ago
C)   color vision may have evolved for the express purpose of detecting fruit
D)   only herbivore species should have color vision

Question 4

Blue and yellow paints mixed together yield _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   white
B)   gray
C)   green
D)   purple

Question 5

Discuss the methods and results of Uchikawa et al.'s (1989) research on chromatic adaptation and color constancy.

Accepted Answer

The idea that chromatic adaptation is re...

Question 6

Paint that is mixed is referred to as a(n)  _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   viscous color mixture
B)   additive color mixture
C)   subtractive color mixture
D)   pigmented color mixture

Question 7

Light that is mixed is referred to as a(n)  _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   electromagnetic color mixture
B)   additive color mixture
C)   subtractive color mixture
D)   transitive color mixture

Question 8

The edge between a dark shadow and an illuminated checkerboard is a(n)  _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   reflectance edge
B)   illumination edge
C)   ratio edge
D)   Ishihara border

Question 9

A unilateral dichromat _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   has trichromatic vision in one eye and dichromatic vision in the other eye
B)   can only see black, white, and grays
C)   can match any wavelength with three wavelengths in the comparison field, but is not as good as trichromats at discriminating small differences in wavelengths
D)   is more common in the U.S. than protonopes

Question 10

Two stimuli that are physically different, but are perceptually identical, are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   complements
B)   Rayleigh stimuli
C)   metamers
D)   isomers

Question 11

A monochromat experiences _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   black, white, and grays
B)   black, grays, and greens
C)   different shades of red
D)   different shades of blue

Question 12

What is the difference between an illumination edge and a reflectance edge
(b) Discuss what the "penumbra" demonstration and the "folded card" demonstration reveal about perception of these types of edges.

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The perceptual system needs to distingui...

Question 13

The rarest form of dichromatism is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   deuteranopia
B)   protanopia
C)   tritanopia
D)   fruitopia

Question 14

Opponent neurons found in _____ provide physiological support for the opponent-process theory.

Accepted Answer

A)   the retina only
B)   the LGN only
C)   the superior colliculus only
D)   both the retina and LGN

Question 15

Ikya looks at a white surface under sunlight conditions and she perceives it to be white. When she looks at the white surface under a tungsten light, it looks _____ to her.

Accepted Answer

A)   reddish
B)   yellowish
C)   white
D)   violet

Question 16

The maximum absorption for the long-wavelength cone pigment is at ____ nm.

Accepted Answer

A)   419
B)   531
C)   558
D)   747

Question 17

The major theories of color vision were first proposed _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   in the 1800s, based on behavioral evidence only
B)   in the 1930s, based on some psychophysical data and lesioning studies
C)   in the 1960s after Hubel and Wiesel's pioneering research?
D)   in the 1990s when advanced brain imaging studies were conducted

Question 18

Which of the following statements is TRUE about dichromatism

Accepted Answer

A)   Males are more likely to be dichromats than females.
B)   Experience, not genetics, is the major cause of dichromacy.
C)   There are six major forms of dichromacy.
D)   There are nine major forms of dichromacy.

Exam 9: Perceiving Color

The rarest form of dichromatism is _____.

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Which of the following is a finding that demonstrates the phenomenon of memory color

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The edge between a dark shadow and an illuminated checkerboard is a(n) _____.

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A unilateral dichromat _____.

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What is the difference between an illumination edge and a reflectance edge (b) Discuss what the "penumbra" demonstration and the "folded card" demonstration reveal about perception of these types of edges.

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The perceptual system needs to distingui...
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Which of the following statements is TRUE about dichromatism

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Light that is mixed is referred to as a(n) _____.

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Discuss the methods and results of Uchikawa et al.'s (1989) research on chromatic adaptation and color constancy.

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The idea that chromatic adaptation is re...
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Ikya looks at a white surface under sunlight conditions and she perceives it to be white. When she looks at the white surface under a tungsten light, it looks _____ to her.

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Bornstein et al. habituated a four-month-old infants to a 510 nm ("green") stimulus, then presented a 480nm ("blue") stimulus or a 540nm ("green") stimulus. The infants in this study dishabituated to _____

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Blue and yellow paints mixed together yield _____.

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A monochromat experiences _____.

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Two stimuli that are physically different, but are perceptually identical, are called _____.

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Opponent neurons found in _____ provide physiological support for the opponent-process theory.

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The major theories of color vision were first proposed _____.

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The maximum absorption for the long-wavelength cone pigment is at ____ nm.

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Paint that is mixed is referred to as a(n) _____.

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Which of the following is a finding that demonstrates the phenomenon of memory color

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The edge between a dark shadow and an illuminated checkerboard is a(n) _____.

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A unilateral dichromat _____.

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Which of the following statements is TRUE about dichromatism

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Light that is mixed is referred to as a(n) _____.

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Discuss the methods and results of Uchikawa et al.'s (1989) research on chromatic adaptation and color constancy.

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Ikya looks at a white surface under sunlight conditions and she perceives it to be white. When she looks at the white surface under a tungsten light, it looks _____ to her.

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Blue and yellow paints mixed together yield _____.

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A monochromat experiences _____.

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Two stimuli that are physically different, but are perceptually identical, are called _____.

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Opponent neurons found in _____ provide physiological support for the opponent-process theory.

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The major theories of color vision were first proposed _____.

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