The Ponzo illusion illustrates that people judge the size of an object in terms of its perceived

A. Shape
B. Height
C. Distance
D. Convergence

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The receptors for hearing are located

A. In the cochlea
B. On the basilar membrane
C. In the inner ear
D. In or on all of above

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The first part of the ear that vibrates in response to incoming sound waves is the

A. Ossicles
B. Eardrum
C. Basilar membrane
D. Tectorial membrane

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The process of which your eyes adjust from darkness to bright light is called

A. dark adaptation
B. light adaptation
C. coding of contrast
D. coding of light intensity patterns

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In order to see the dim illumination available from moonlight, you have to depend mostly on

A. your rods
B. your cones
C. the fovea
D. photonic vision

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what is found at the place where the optic nerve leaves the eye

A. the fovea
B. the blind spot
C. bipolar cells
D. the cornea

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The muscle fibers of the iris can increase or decrease the amount of light entering the eye by expanding or contracting the

A. lens
B. Cornea
C. pupil
D. fovea

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Light activates receptor cells in the

A. iris
B. retina
C. optic nerve
D. cornea

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In human visual system, light is focused by

A. the cornea
B. the lens
c. the retina
D. both the cornea and retina

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The minimum amount of stimulus energy that can reliably be detected is called

A. The difference threshold
B. The absolute threshold
C. The differential threshold
D. A JND

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