Kinesthesis Refers to the

question 41

Multiple Choice

Kinesthesis refers to the

• A) quivering eye movements that enable the retina to detect continuous stimulation.
• B) process by which stimulus energies are changed into neural signals.
• C) diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus.
• D) system for sensing the position and movement of bones, ears, tendons, and joints.

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Definitions:

Visual Perception

The process by which the brain interprets and makes sense of visual stimuli or images seen by the eyes.

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision proposing that the human eye has three types of receptors with differing sensitivities to different light wavelengths, corresponding to red, green, and blue.

Afterimages

Visual phenomena where an image continues to appear in one's vision after the exposure to the original image has ceased.

Colorblindness

A visual impairment in which an individual has difficulty distinguishing between certain colors, usually between red and green, due to absent or defective color-sensitive cells in the eyes.