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Question 171

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According to Helmholtz's trichromatic theory, which of the following colors does not correspond to a color receptor in the retina?

A) yellow
B) blue
C) red
D) green

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Question 172

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The richness or vividness of a hue is known as its ________.

A) brightness
B) additive mix
C) saturation
D) depth

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Question 173

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Subliminal "memory improvement" tapes can really improve your memory.

The last event that happens just before sound waves are translated into neural impulses is ________.

Hering's theory of color vision is called trichromatic theory.

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called ________.

While attending a cocktail party, you find you can clearly hear one particular conversation above all the others, even though that conversation is not very loud. To a Gestalt psychologist, the conversation represents the ________, and the rest of the party is the ________.

Differentiate between hue, brightness, and saturation. Also, compare and contrast additive and subtractive color mixing.

The monocular distance cue in which objects closer than the point of visual focus seem to move in the direction opposite to the viewer's moving head, and objects beyond the viewing point move in the same direction as the viewer's head is ________.

When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his left and right eye, the image seems to jump from one position to another. With both eyes he perceives only one image. This illustrates ________.

A receptor cell ________.

Cones work best in bright light.

Shadowing is a cue to ________.

Which of the following is not true of the fovea?

Our general method of dealing with the environment is known as ________.

Which of the following is true of rods?

The idea that fibers in the sensory nerves can prevent impulses from reaching the brain -- and thus prevent the sensation of pain -- is part of the ________ theory of pain.

The fovea and blind spot are alike in that they both contain ________.

As part of an experiment, Billy is sitting in a darkened room. A light is flashed on a certain point in the room, then flashed off, and a second light is flashed on a split second later at a point a short distance away. This process is repeated several times. Although Billy is really seeing two separate lights flashed at different points on the wall, he perceives them as one light moving from one point to another. This is an example of ________.

Which of the following people is most likely to have the sharpest sense of smell?