Color Constancy Explains Why ________

question 74

Multiple Choice

Color constancy explains why ________.

• A) the color you perceive in an object depends on the type of light (fluorescent, incandescent, etc.) shining on that object
• B) an object is perceived as being the same color whether we see it in bright sunlight or dim candlelight
• C) our perception of color is inversely related to the amount of light falling on an object
• D) objects seen in bright light are different in color than the same objects seen in dim light

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Definitions:

Tort Law

The area of law that deals with civil wrongs causing harm or injury, allowing the injured party to seek compensation.

Reasonable Care

A legal standard that denotes the level of judgment, attention, and caution that a prudent person would reasonably be expected to do under similar circumstances.

Proximate Cause

The legal principle that establishes the cause of an event as being sufficiently related to an injury to be held legally liable for that injury.

Negligent Conduct

Behavior that falls below the standard of care expected to protect others against unreasonable risk of harm.