Chad Is Reading When He Sees an Insect Land on the Corner

question 11

Multiple Choice

Chad is reading when he sees an insect land on the corner of his book. He then makes an eye movement to look at the insect. The structure of the visual system that is most likely responsible for making this eye movement is

• A) the superior colliculus.
• B) the extrastriate cortex.
• C) the optic chiasm.
• D) the parietal cortex.

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