Vision Is to ____ as Hearing Is to ____

question 18

Multiple Choice

 Vision is to ____ as hearing is to ____.

• A) cranial nerve I; cranial nerve X
• B) cranial nerve II; cranial nerve VIII
• C) cranial nerve II; cranial nerve V
• D) cranial nerve IV; cranial nerve VIII

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Definitions:

Fovea

A small depression in the retina of the eye where visual acuity is highest due to the high concentration of cones, which are responsible for color vision.

Visual Sensitivity

The ability of the visual system to detect and respond to small differences or changes in the visual environment.

Opponent-Process Theory

The theory that opposing retinal processes (red-green, blue-yellow, white-black) enable color vision. For example, some cells are stimulated by green and inhibited by red; others are stimulated by red and inhibited by green.

Ewald Hering

A 19th-century physiologist known for his work on color vision and spatial perception.