When You Look into a Room Illuminated by Fluorescent Lights

question 217

Multiple Choice

When you look into a room illuminated by fluorescent lights, the white walls appear to you to be white. However, if you take a photograph of that room the walls are likely to have a greenish tint. This is because ________.

• A) your perception of the room is adjusted by color constancy
• B) the film in the camera is adjusted by color constancy
• C) most photographic films show white as having a greenish tint
• D) your perception of the room is not affected by fluorescent lighting

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