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 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. 3. The cornea is an adjustable structure in the eye that focuses light. a. True b. False ANSWER: 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, sendin TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding a. True b. False 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, sendin 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. 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