Television sets are able to recreate the entire visible spectrum by additively mixing three primary colors. This process is similar to the view of human color vision called:

Related Mcqs:

1. The theory of color vision based on the idea that we possess three distinct receptor areas for the three primary colors of light is the ________________?

   A. primary color theory
   B. signal detection theory
   C. opponent process theory
   D. trichromatic theory

2. Human experience the longest visible electromagnetic waves as the color________and the shortest visible waves as_______.

   A. Blue; yellow
   B. Red; blue-violet
   C. Red; green
   D. Black; white

3. The fact that hues at the short-wave end of the color spectrum appear bright at nightfall is a function of ______________?

   A. Purkinje effect
   B. Zeigarnik effect
   C. Young-Helmholtz effect
   D. light adaptation

4. The primaries in subtractive color mixing are _________________?

   A. blue, yellow, red
   B. blue, green, red
   C. green, orange, red
   D. green, yellow, red

5. The theory that challenged Helmholtz’s theory of color vision is _______________?

   A. frequency theory
   B. opponent-process theory
   C. isomorphism
   D. trichromatic theory

6. One of the earliest and most important color vision theories was formulated by _________________?

   A. Young and Helson
   B. Meissner and Middleton
   C. Rutherford and Young
   D. Young and Helmholtz

7. A researcher wants to test the hypothesis that the number of bystanders affects the probability of helping behavior. She sets up three conditions, one with no bystanders, one with two bystanders and one with four bystanders. Which of the following is true?

   A. there is one independent variable having three levels
   B. there are three independent variables having one level each
   C. there is one independent variable and three dependent variables
   D. there is one independent variable having four levels

8. In order to experience color constancy, it is helpful to view things:

   A. Under low levels of illumination
   B. From very short distances
   C. With one eye covered
   D. In relation to surrounding objects

9. The Law “similar things give rise to similar things” is called law of:

   A. Similarity
   B. Dissimilarity
   C. Recurrence
   D. None of these

10. If the human eye was not responsive to differences in the wavelength of light, we would not be able to perceive differences in:

    A. Intensity
    B. Color
    C. Purity
    D. Brightness