Adelson Suggested That Lightness Is Computed by the Visual System

question 23

Multiple Choice

Adelson suggested that lightness is computed by the visual system:

• A) After information from the two eyes is combined
• B) After a full 3D representation of the scene has been made
• C) From a comparison of local regions of the scene
• D) None of these

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Definitions:

Island Arcs

Curved chains of volcanic islands located along a convergent tectonic plate boundary, formed by the subduction of an oceanic plate beneath another plate.

Basalt Eruptions

Volcanic eruptions that produce basalt, a dark-colored volcanic rock rich in iron and magnesium, characterized by low viscosity lava flows.

Ophiolite

A section of the Earth's oceanic crust and the underlying upper mantle that has been uplifted and exposed above sea level.

Oceanic Crust

The part of the Earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins, composed mostly of basalt and thinner than continental crust.