Feature Detectors in Human Visual Systems Are Tuned to Respond

question 203

Multiple Choice

Feature detectors in human visual systems are tuned to respond to specific stimuli such as lines and edges with different orientations. According to the textbook's authors, how do we organize all these specific pieces of information so that we can perceive organized wholes?

• A) by recognizing lines and edges and combining this recognition with the assistance of other, more complex feature detectors
• B) by using our previous experience
• C) by using an opponent-process-type function that exerts itself on the visual cortex
• D) both a and b

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