We Read Words on a Page with Our Central Visual

question 9

Multiple Choice

We read words on a page with our central visual field. This is because the

• A) visual field is distorted in the peripheral visual field.
• B) peripheral visual field only responds to motion.
• C) central visual field has fewer photoreceptors.
• D) central visual field has a higher density of photoreceptors.
• E) retinal image is only focused at the central visual field.

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