The Cases of Patients in the Text, D

question 4

Multiple Choice

The cases of patients in the text, D. B. and T. N., provide good evidence that the residual vision in blindsight is based on signals that pass from the retina to the superior colliculus, through the thalamus, and on to the visual cortex. However, this pathway CANNOT support:

• A) different perceptual experiences.
• B) conscious vision.
• C) visually guided action.
• D) categorization of emotionally charged objects.

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Definitions:

Flap Their Wings

A phrase describing the action birds, and some insects, perform to take off, fly, or maintain altitude by moving their wings up and down.

Shock Avoidance

A behavioral principle where organisms learn to perform actions to prevent or avoid an unpleasant or painful stimulus.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with a biologically significant stimulus through conditioning.

CS-US Association

The process in classical conditioning whereby a previously neutral stimulus (CS) becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus (US) to elicit a conditioned response.