Which of the Following Is the Best Explanation for Our

question 83

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best explanation for our perception of color?

• A) Rods contain a single kind of visual pigment.
• B) Cones come in three types, each sensitive to different wavelengths of light.
• C) The foveae are densely packed with cones.
• D) As many as 100 cones may converge on one ganglion cell.

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Definitions:

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensitivity to stimuli decreases over time as an organism adapts to current conditions.

Perceptual Preferences

Individual differences in the ways people prefer to take in, process, and interpret sensory information from the world around them.

Sensory Systems

The parts of the nervous system that detect changes in the environment and transmit this information to the brain.

Supertaster

An individual who experiences taste with far greater intensity than the average person, due to having more taste buds.