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Explain what Velmans means when he says, "To allow a clear distinction between consciousness of oneself and consciousness of things other than oneself, it makes more sense to reserve the term self-consciousness for a special form of reflexive consciousness in which the object of consciousness is the self or some aspect of the self."


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Color Receptors

Specialized cells in the retina of the eye responsible for detecting color through the absorption of light at varying wavelengths.

Wavelengths

The length separating consecutive peaks of a wave, particularly in sound or electromagnetic waves.

Dichromatic Vision

A form of color vision deficiency where a person can perceive only two of the three basic colors.

Afterimages

Visual illusions that occur after looking at an object intensely and then seeing its complement or a faint copy elsewhere.

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