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• Both camera and eye have mechanism to control the amount of entering light, diaphragm in the camera and . . . . . . . . In the eye.
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  Rods

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  Iris

  গ

  Cones

  ঘ

  Lens
• The term generator potential refers to
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  The electrical event that bypasses nerve impulses

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  The electrical event that triggers nerve impulses

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  Non-electrical event that triggers nerve impulses

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  Electrical event that triggers neurons
• Helmholtz argued that
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  Visual perceptions are too variable

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  Visual perceptions cannot be explained on the basis of fixed receptor mechanisms

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  Visual perceptions must be learned

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  All of the above
• Bottom-up Processing is the process of
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  Talking data from sensory receptors into the system

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  Talking data from motor receptors into the system

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  Giving data to the sensory receptors and sending data upward for extraction and analysis of relevant information

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  None of the above
• Which of the following statements is correct about Fovea
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  It is the region of maximum acuity

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  No rods are found here

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  The image of an object falls on the fovea

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  All of the above
• Perceptual-cognitive styles refer to the idea that
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  People differ in the ways they typically and characteristically process information

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  People process information in the same way

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  People do not process information

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  Informations get processed on their own
• Which information about Ganglion cells is correct?
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  Combines the impulses from many bipolar cells

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  Transmits the impulses to the brain through the visual pathway

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  The axons of the ganglion cells bundled together make up the optic nerve which carries the visual information from eye to brain

  ঘ

  All of the above
• During the transduction process, receptor cells convert physical energy into an electric voltage called
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  Receptor potential

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  Receptor activity

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  Receptor organism

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  All of the above
• Orienting reflex refers to
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  Physiological reactions that occur in response to stimulation changes in the environment

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  Reflex found only in human beings

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  Reflex found only in animals

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  None of the above
• Duplicity theory of vision emphasizes that
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  We have two types of visual receptors

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  Visual receptors differ in their structure

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  Visual receptors differ in their function

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  All of the above
• Which of the following information about Retina is correct?
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  It is the most important structure in the eye

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  Light reaches the retina by passing through the vitreous humor

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  Two types of photo receptors are identified in the retina-rods and cones

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  All of the above
• Who among the following discovered that when white light passes through a glass prism it is broken down into rainbow of colours?
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  Bruner and Goodman

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  Newton

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  Compbell

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  Segall
• Consider the following statements<br>1. Brightness is a major dimension of visual experience<br>2. Other things being equal, the intensity of the physical stimulus is the major determiner of brightness sensations<br>3. The dimension of brightness extends from black to white and through various shades of grey<br>Which of the above statements are correct
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  Only 1

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  Only 3

  গ

  2 and 3

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  1, 2 and 3
• The most important Binocular cue comes from the fact that
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  The two eyes receive slightly different views of the world

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  The two eyes receive the same view of the world

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  There is retinal parity

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  None of the above
• If a person stares at, or fixates on, a small stationary spot of light in a completely dark room, the spot will eventually appear to move. This can be explained in terms of the
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  Induced movement

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  Autokinetic effect

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  Stroboscopic motion

  ঘ

  Real motion
• Consider the following statements<br>1. In the first level of information processing, an internal representation of an object is formed<br>2. In the second level of information processing identification and recognition is carried out<br>3. In the first level of information processing identification and recognition is carried out<br>4. In the second level of information processing internal representation is formed<br>Select the correct answer from the options given below:
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  Only 1

  খ

  1 and 2

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  Only 3

  ঘ

  3 and 4
• . . . . . . . . is the time in the early development of a person or animal during which the environment has its greatest effect on behaviour or on the brain processes underlying behaviour
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  Plasticity

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  Deprivation

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  Sensitive period

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  Visual period
• Misperceptions resulting from misinterpretation of information received by our sensory organs are known as
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  Delusions

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  Illusions

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  Hallucinations

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  None of the above
• The kind of motion seen in movies is
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  Apparent motion

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  Stroboscopic motion

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  Induced motion

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  Both A and B
• Sense organs in the muscles, tendons, and joints tell us about the position of our limbs and the state of tension in the muscles. They serve the sense called
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  Kinesthesis

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  Simulation

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  Receptors

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  Transduction
• Select the correct information about Place theory
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  It is a theory of pitch perception

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  It suggests that sound of different frequencies stimulate different areas of the basilar membrane

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  It is also known as Travelling wave theory

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  All of the above
• The process of converting physical energy into nervous-system activity is called
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  Transduction

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  Transformation

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  Transplantation

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  None of the above
• Sensory Adaptation is
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  The reduced sensitivity to unchanging stimuli over time

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  Getting used to a frequently changing stimuli

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  Increased sensitivity to unchanging stimuli

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  A static view
• The moon is often perceived as 'racing' through a thin layer of clouds. This is an example of
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  Apparent movement

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  Real movement

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  Induced movement

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  Autokinetic movement
• In stereoscopic vision
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  Two eyes co-operate to yield the experience of solidity and distance

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  Two eyes move in the opposite direction

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  One eye remains shut

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  None of the above
• Who demonstrated that economic deprivation affects perception?
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  Broota and Ganguli

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  Bruner and Goodman

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  Segall

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  Hers kovits
• Maintaining attention on a task continuously for some time is called
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  Vigilance

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  Sustained attention

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  Both A and B

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  None of the above
• Which of the following information about the Hypercomplex cell is/are correct?
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  Neural activity recorded in the visual cortex by cells named by Hubel and Wiesel

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  These cells are active only if the stimulus line is in a particular orientation and of a specific length and width

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  These cells appear to be connected to an array of complex cells

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  All of the above
• Find out the correct information about Trichromatic Theory
  ক

  It is a theory of colour perception

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  It suggests that we have three types of cones

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  It suggests that each type of cone is primarily receptive to different wavelengths of light

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  All of the above
• The conversion of physical energy into a code made up of nerve firing patterns that correspond to events in the environment are known as
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  Afferent codes

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  Efferent codes

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  Afferent neurons

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  Codicals