Biological Psychology 12th Edition by James W. Kalat – Test Bank

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

, 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, se

TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding


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.


a. True

False
b.




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, se

TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding


3. The cornea is an adjustable structure in the eye that focuses light.
a. True

b. False



ANSWER: False

, DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand

REFERENCES: The Eye and Its Connections to the Brain

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.04 – Trace the route of visual information from the retina to

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.




a. True
False
b.




ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand

REFERENCES: The Eye and Its Connections to the Brain

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.04 – Trace the route of visual information from the retina to

TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding


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

, LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.02 – List the properties of cones and rods

TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding




6. Photopigments are stable in the dark.
a. True

b. False



ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand

REFERENCES: Visual Receptors: Rods and Cones

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.02 – List the properties of cones and rods

TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding




7. According to the trichromatic theory, we can perceive only three colors.
a. True

b. False



ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand

REFERENCES: Color Vision

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.05.03 – Explain the main features of color visi

TOPICS: 5.1 Visual Coding