The Eye

Question 1 of 19

1

What is the sclera?

Select one of the following:

The white part
The coloured part
The black part
The covering

Explanation

Question 2 of 19

1

(a) What is the iris? and (b) What does it do?

Select one of the following:

(a) The coloured bit, (b) Controls amount of light entering eye
(a) The coloured bit, (b) Point at which light enters the eye
(a) The black bit, (b) Controls amount of light entering eye
(a) The black bit, (b) Point at which light enters the eye

Explanation

Question 3 of 19

1

(a) What is the pupil, and (b) What does it do?

Select one of the following:

(a) The black bit, (b) Lets light enter the eye
(a) The black bit, (b) Controls amount of light entering the eye
(a) The coloured bit, (b) Lets light enter the eye
(a) The coloured bit, (b) Controls amount of light entering the eye

Explanation

Question 4 of 19

1

The eye needs to create an image on what?

Select one of the following:

The retina
The fovea
The optic nerve
The primary visual cortex

Explanation

Question 5 of 19

1

Which two sections of the eye act to focus light onto the retina?

Select one of the following:

Corenea and lens
Cornea and pupil
Lens and iris
Pupil and iris

Explanation

Question 6 of 19

1

Photoreceptors on the retina pick up information about the image which is taken where?

Select one of the following:

Down the optic nerve to the brain
Through the ganglion cells to the bipolar cells
Down the optic nerve to the bipolar cells
Through the ganglion cells to the horizontal cells

Explanation

Question 7 of 19

1

Rays of light need to be just focused on the retina. When they are just in front, this is called (a) and (b) lens is needed.

Select one of the following:

(a) Myopia (nearsightedness), (b) Concave
(a) Myopia (nearsightedness), (b) Convex
(a) Hyperopia (farsightedness), (b) Concave
(a) Hyperopia (farsightedness), (b) Convex

Explanation

Question 8 of 19

1

Rays of light need to be just focused on the retina. When they are just behind, this is called (a) and (b) lens is needed.

Select one of the following:

(a) Hyperopia (farsightedness), (b) Convex
(a) Hyperopia (farsightedness), (b) Concave
(a) Myopia (nearsightedness), (b) Convex
Myopia (nearsightedness), (b) Concave

Explanation

Question 9 of 19

1

What are the photoreceptors that respond to light?

Select one of the following:

Rods and cones
Rods and bipolar cells
Cones and ganglion cells
Bipolar cells and ganglion cells

Explanation

Question 10 of 19

1

What is the function of bipolar cells?

Select one of the following:

Transfer information from the photoreceptors to the ganglion cells
Act as a photoreceptor
Transfer information to the brain
Allow ganglion cells to communicate with one another

Explanation

Question 11 of 19

1

What is the function of horizontal cells?

Select one of the following:

Allows adjacent retina cells to communicate
Acts as a photoreceptor
Transfers information from photoreceptors to ganglion cells
Transfers information to the brain

Explanation

Question 12 of 19

1

What is the function of ganglion cells?

Select one of the following:

Transfer information to the brain
Transfer information from photoreceptors to bipolar cells
Enable adjacent retinal cells to communicate
Act as photoreceptors

Explanation

Question 13 of 19

1

What are the three types of cones?

Select one of the following:

(1) S-cones, long wavelengths, blueish
(2) M-cones, medium wavelengths, greenish
(3) L-cones, short wavelengths, redish
(1) S-cones, short wavelengths, blueish
(2) M-cones, medium wavelengths, greenish
(3) L-cones, long wavelengths, redish
(1) S-cones, long wavelengths, greenish
(2) M-cones, medium wavelengths, redish
(3) L-cones, short wavelengths, blueish
(1)L-cones, long wavelengths, blueish
(2) S-cones, medium wavelengths, greenish
(3) M-cones, short wavelengths, redish

Explanation

Question 14 of 19

1

The fovea (retinal center) only has (a) and is specialised for (b)

Select one of the following:

(a) Cones, (b) high acuity colour vision
(a) Rods, (b) high acuity colour vision
(a) Cones, (b) high acuity monochrome vision
(a) Rods, (b) high acuity monochrome vision

Explanation

Question 15 of 19

1

Outline the blindspot

Select one of the following:

Has no photoreceptors, we tend to be unaware of this
Has a dense population of photoreceptors, we tend to be unaware of this
Has no photoreceptors, we tend to be aware of this
Has a dense population of photoreceptors, we tend to be aware of this

Explanation

Question 16 of 19

1

Rods are only used at (a), this is called (b)

Select one of the following:

(a) low light levels, (b) scotopic vison
(a) low light levels, (b) photopic vision
(a) high light levels, (b) scotopic vision
(a) high light levels, (b) photopic vision

Explanation

Question 17 of 19

1

Cones are most sensitive at (a) light levels, this is called (b)

Select one of the following:

(a) high, (b) photopic vision
(a) high, (b) scotopic vision
(a) low, (b) photopic
(a) low, (b) scotopic

Explanation

Question 18 of 19

1

At dim light levels perception lacks what?

Select one of the following:

colour and detail
colour and texture
depth and detail
depth and texture

Explanation

Question 19 of 19

1

Total dark adaptation takes (a) and is first controlled by cones for (b) before being taken over by rods

Select one of the following:

(a) 30 minutes, (b) 5-10 minutes
(a) 60 minutes, (b) 5-10 minutes
(a) 30 minutes, (b) 1-2 minutes
(a) 60 minutes, (b) 1-2 minutes

	Created by Petite Piplup over 10 years ago

BSc PS414 Cognitive Psychology I (Light and its Reception) Quiz on The Eye, created by Petite Piplup on 26/03/2014.

Question 1 of 19

What is the sclera?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 19

(a) What is the iris? and (b) What does it do?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 19

(a) What is the pupil, and (b) What does it do?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 19

The eye needs to create an image on what?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 19

Which two sections of the eye act to focus light onto the retina?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 19

Photoreceptors on the retina pick up information about the image which is taken where?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 19

Rays of light need to be just focused on the retina. When they are just in front, this is called (a) and (b) lens is needed.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 19

Rays of light need to be just focused on the retina. When they are just behind, this is called (a) and (b) lens is needed.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 19

What are the photoreceptors that respond to light?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 19

What is the function of bipolar cells?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 19

What is the function of horizontal cells?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 19

What is the function of ganglion cells?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 19

What are the three types of cones?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 19

The fovea (retinal center) only has (a) and is specialised for (b)

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 19

Outline the blindspot

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 19

Rods are only used at (a), this is called (b)

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 19

Cones are most sensitive at (a) light levels, this is called (b)

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 19

At dim light levels perception lacks what?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 19

Total dark adaptation takes (a) and is first controlled by cones for (b) before being taken over by rods

Select one of the following:

Explanation