Question 1

Most people who have a color deficiency are:

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A)   protanope dichromats
B)   tritanope dichromats
C)   monochromats
D)   anomalous trichromats

Question 2

Which of the following statements abut color perception and aging is TRUE?

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A)   Aging does not affect lens coloration or color perception.
B)   Aging does not affect lens coloration but older people experience a dramatic change in color perception for other reasons.
C)   Aging affects lens coloration as well as the experience of color perception.
D)   Aging affects lens coloration but older people experience little change in color perception.

Question 3

Our tendency to use the same color name for an object despite changes in the wavelength of the light illuminating the object is called:

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A)   the Purkinje shift
B)   the McCullough effect
C)   color constancy
D)   cerebral achromatopsia

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of the subtractive mixture method?

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A)   combining two colored lights together
B)   placing two colored filters together
C)   mixing two pigments together
D)   blending two dyes together

Question 5

For a given color, the amount of achromatic light added to the monochromatic light determines its:

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A)   reflectance
B)   purity
C)   brightness
D)   hue

Question 6

A hue that cannot be described in terms of a single wavelength is called a(n) :

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A)   complementary hue
B)   achromatic color
C)   nonspectral hue
D)   monochromatic color

Question 7

When two colors can be combined to make an achromatic color, they are said to be:

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A)   primary hues
B)   secondary hues
C)   complementary hues
D)   nonspectral hues

Question 8

Pairs of lights that look exactly the same but are composed of physically different stimuli are called:

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A)   protanopes
B)   metamers
C)   nonspectral hues
D)   monochromatic colors

Question 9

Individuals who have rod monochromacy:

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A)   have neither rods nor cones in their retinas
B)   have no rods in their retinas, but do have cones
C)   have no cones in their retinas, but do have rods
D)   have both cones and rods, but neither are functioning Properly

Question 10

An object that is perceived to be blue appears that way because its surface is:

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A)   absorbing most of the long wavelengths (e.g., reds and oranges) 
B)   absorbing most of the medium wavelengths (e.g., yellows and greens) 
C)   absorbing most of the short wavelengths (e.g., blues) 
D)   both A and B

Question 11

An anomalous trichromat:

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A)   doesn't have any cones
B)   only has one cone system
C)   only has two cone systems
D)   has all three cone systems, but one system is abnormal

Question 12

Women who have more than three cone systems:

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A)   can see ultraviolet light
B)   are often functionally blind
C)   can make finer discriminations among colors in the visible spectrum
D)   both A and C

Question 13

The notion that language influences thought and perception (including that of color categories)  is the:

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A)   McCullough effect
B)   Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
C)   Purkinje shift
D)   Trichromatic theory

Question 14

After color information is picked up by the cones, it travels to the brain via the __________________ pathway.

Accepted Answer

A)   P
B)   M
C)   S
D)   L

Question 15

A hue of red has a wavelength of about __________________ while a hue of violet has a wavelength of about __________________.

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A)   200nm; 400nm
B)   400nm; 200nm
C)   400nm; 700nm
D)   700nm; 400nm

Question 16

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Some women have 4 different types of cones.
B)   Most women have 3 different types of cones.
C)   Most men have 3 different types of cones.
D)   Most animals have 3 different types of cones.

Question 17

After staring at a picture of a yellow star, Matthew looks at a white wall and sees a star of a different color. He is experiencing a __________________ and the new star would most likely be __________________.

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A)   negative afterimage; blue
B)   negative afterimage; red
C)   color vision deficiency; blue
D)   color vision deficiency; red

Question 18

Which of the following methods would NOT be used to assess color deficiencies in an individual?

Accepted Answer

A)   testing whether the person can detect a colored stimulus against a colored background
B)   counting the number of S cones present on the person's retina
C)   having the person match a color using an anomaloscope
D)   asking the person to arrange color chips

Question 19

Which of the following statements about color wheels is FALSE?

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A)   The wheel includes all of the nonspectral hues.
B)   Hues near the center of the circle are less saturated than those near the edge.
C)   Different wavelengths are arranged around the edge of the wheel.
D)   The wheel includes all of the monochromatic colors.

Question 20

Which of the following is represented on a color wheel?

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A)   saturation
B)   lightness
C)   hue
D)   all of the above

Exam 7: Color

Our tendency to use the same color name for an object despite changes in the wavelength of the light illuminating the object is called:

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When two colors can be combined to make an achromatic color, they are said to be:

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Which of the following statements about color wheels is FALSE?

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Pairs of lights that look exactly the same but are composed of physically different stimuli are called:

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Which of the following methods would NOT be used to assess color deficiencies in an individual?

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A hue that cannot be described in terms of a single wavelength is called a(n) :

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Individuals who have rod monochromacy:

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Which of the following is NOT an example of the subtractive mixture method?

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Which of the following is represented on a color wheel?

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After staring at a picture of a yellow star, Matthew looks at a white wall and sees a star of a different color. He is experiencing a __________________ and the new star would most likely be __________________.

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The notion that language influences thought and perception (including that of color categories) is the:

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An object that is perceived to be blue appears that way because its surface is:

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Most people who have a color deficiency are:

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After color information is picked up by the cones, it travels to the brain via the __________________ pathway.

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Which of the following statements abut color perception and aging is TRUE?

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Women who have more than three cone systems:

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An anomalous trichromat:

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For a given color, the amount of achromatic light added to the monochromatic light determines its:

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A hue of red has a wavelength of about __________________ while a hue of violet has a wavelength of about __________________.

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