The Opponent-Process Theory of Color Vision Accounts for the Observation

question 169

Multiple Choice

The opponent-process theory of color vision accounts for the observation that

• A) after staring at something of one bright color for a while, we can look away and see a different color.
• B) the most common kind of color vision deficiency is much more common in men than it is in women.
• C) we have better color vision in the fovea than we do in the periphery of the eyes.
• D) it is easier to see small red spots from a distance than it is to see equally small blue spots from the same distance.

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