While Attempting to Overcome Writer's Block, Devin Stares at Her

question 111

Multiple Choice

While attempting to overcome writer's block, Devin stares at her yellow, green, and white striped journal on the table. When she finally returns to her blank computer screen, she sees a blue, red, and black striped afterimage. Which theory best explains the afterimage that Devin sees?

• A) Negative illusion theory
• B) Excitation emission theory
• C) Trichromatic theory
• D) Opponent process theory

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Definitions:

Correct Reports

Accurate accounts or narrations of events or data, which have been verified for truthfulness and accuracy.

Fovea

A small depression in the retina of the eye where visual acuity is highest due to the presence of a high concentration of cones.

Cones

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that are responsible for color vision and function best in relatively bright light.

Retina

A layer at the back of the eyeball containing cells that are sensitive to light and that trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.