Psychology Review: The Visual System

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Across
  1. 2. / regulates the amount of light passing to the rear of eye
  2. 5. fields / collections of rods and cones that funnel signals to specific visual cells in the retina or the brain
  3. 7. Disk / a hole in the retina that corresponds to the blind spot
  4. 8. Cues / clues about distance based on the image in either eye alone
  5. 12. cues / clues about distance based on the differing views of the two eyes
Down
  1. 1. process theory / holds that receptors make antagonistic responses to three pairs of colors
  2. 3. / a tiny spot in the center of the retina where visual acuity is greatest
  3. 4. theory / holds that the eye has three groups of receptors sensitive to wavelengths associated with red, green, and blue
  4. 6. / neural tissue lining the inside back surface of eye
  5. 9. / plays a key role in day and color vision and provide greater acuity than rods
  6. 10. / focuses light rays falling on the retina
  7. 11. / plays a key role in night and peripheral vision and greatly outnumber cones