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Essentials of Understanding Psychology

Robert S. Feldman

Chapter 9

Vision: Shedding Light on the Eye - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:01

Problem 1

Light entering the eye first passes through the ___ a protective window.

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01:00

Problem 2

The structure that converts light into usable neural messages is called the ___.

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01:05

Problem 3

A woman with blue eyes could be described as having blue pigment in her ___.

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01:18

Problem 4

What is the process by which the thickness of the lens is changed in order to focus light properly?

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01:57

Problem 5

The proper sequence of structures that light passes through in the eye is the ___ ___ ___ and ___.

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01:01

Problem 6

Match each type of visual receptor with its function.
a. rods
b. cones
1. used for dim light, largely insensitive to color
2. detect color, good in bright light

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01:02

Problem 7

____ theory states that there are three types of cones in the reting, each of which responds primarily to a different color.

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