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Which of the following is NOT true of the human visual system?
 
  a. The initial processing of a stimulus presented in the right visual field (e.g., 20 degrees off centerline on your right-hand side) will be in the left hemisphere (left occipital lobe).
  b. The duration of visual sensory memory is about 250500 milliseconds.
  c. Most information is taken up in the first brief period (about 50 milliseconds) of a new fixation.
  d. There are more rods at the fovea than there are cones.

Question 2

The initial encoding of the stimulus from the environment into the nervous system is best described as __________.
 
  a. the sensory register
  b. sensation
  c. perception
  d. representation


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kingfahad97

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b


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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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