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2 Perception (Week 10 - Colour Vision) Quiz on Colour, created by Eloise C on 15/06/2017.
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Question 1

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The "Principle of Univariance" states that:
Answer
  • Different light intensities can always be discriminated
  • Different wavelengths cause different responses in photoreceptors
  • Photoreceptor responses can vary in only one dimension
  • Individual photoreceptors have no wavelength selectivity

Question 2

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Neurons demonstrating the property of colour constancy are first encountered in:
Answer
  • The retina
  • The striate cortex
  • The LGN
  • Area V4

Question 3

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In humans, the outputs of the three cone types are compared in various ways to create "opponent" channels which transmit all of the following except:
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  • Red/green information
  • Black/white (luminance) information
  • Absolute wavelength information
  • Blue/yellow information

Question 4

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An observer who is unable to discriminate certain pairs of stimuli from one another which differ only in their wavelength composition might be:
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  • A deuteranope
  • A normal trichromat
  • Suffering from cerebral achromatopsia
  • All of the options given are correct

Question 5

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Mixing blue and yellow paint together to make green is an example of:
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  • Additive colour mixture
  • Chromatic induction
  • Subtractive colour mixture
  • Colour matching

Question 6

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The electromagnetic spectrum consists of all the following except:
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  • Spatial frequencies
  • Infrared radiation
  • X-rays
  • Visible light
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