AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

VISION SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the sensitive surface of the eye that acs like the film in a camera is called
A
cochlea
B
photoreceptors
C
pupil
D
retina
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Retina: The retina is a thin, light sensitive tissue lining the back of the eye. It acts much like film in a camera.

Detailed explanation-2: -The retina (the soft, light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines the back of the eyeball wall) is made up of millions of light receptors called rods and cones.

Detailed explanation-3: -Retina. Finally, light reaches the retina, a thin tissue lining the innermost wall of the eye. The retina acts much like the film in a camera. The retina responds to light rays hitting it and converts them to electrical/chemical signals carried by the optic nerve to the brain.

Detailed explanation-4: -Special cells in the eye’s retina that are responsible for converting light into signals that are sent to the brain. Photoreceptors give us our color vision and night vision. There are two types of photoreceptor cells: rods and cones.

Detailed explanation-5: -Retina: a light sensitive layer that lines the interior of the eye. It is composed of light sensitive cells known as rods and cones. The human eye contains about 125 million rods, which are necessary for seeing in dim light.

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