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(3) 1.12 Color Vision

  • Trichromatic Theory

    • Retina contains 3 different color receptors - red green, blue

  • Opponent-Processing Theory

    • Opposing retinal processes enable color vision

  • Color VIsion Deficiency

    • Damage or irregularities to cones or ganglion cells

      • DIchromatism

        • Difficulty distinguishing between red & green or blue & yellow

      • Monochromatism

        • Absence of color vision, seeing only shades of gray

  • Blindsight

    • Ability to respond to visual information without consciously perceiving it

  • Prosopagnosia

    • Face blindness - inablity to recognize face

  • Parallel Processing

    • Abiility to make sense of several different stimuli

  • Color Constancy

    • Perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color0-