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cagreen833

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A volunteer with curarized eye muscles, who viewed a stationary target, saw the target move
 
  A) in the direction opposite to the direction in which his eyes drifted.
  B) in the direction opposite to the direction in which he attempted to move his eyes.
  C) in the same direction as he attempted to move his eyes.
  D) rapidly back and forth.
  E) rapidly up and down.

Question 2

The visual system bases its perception of motion on a comparison between movement of the image on the
 
  A) retina and the neural commands sent from the brain to the eye muscles.
  B) cornea and its movement on the retina.
  C) retina and contractions of the eye muscles.
  D) retina and movement of the eyes.
  E) two retinas.


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sarah_brady415

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C
Rationale: The student could answer correctly from rote memory or from a concept of the relation between eye movement and the visual perception of motion. A and B can be ruled out because curarized eyes do not move.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


cagreen833

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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