Contrast the two major views of color vision theory

What will be an ideal response?


One view is the trichromatic theory which argues that three classes of photoreceptors detect color, with each color representing a mixture of activation of the receptors. This view cannot account for negative color afterimages. In contrast, opponent process theory argues that for a system in which red light may activate a cell in the visual system, while green light inhibits that cell.

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What is one way to reduce cognitive dissonance?

a. Change your attitudes to match your behavior. b. Increase your cooperation with other people. c. Convince other people to change their attitudes. d. Use a self-handicapping strategy.

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The 2007 Parents Television Council Study reported that people who watch more than three hours of television a day during the family time slot were much more likely to commit violent acts than people who watched less than one hour of television a day. What can be said about this research?

a. It proves that watching television during the evening leads to violence. b. It proves that watching a lot of violence on television leads to committing acts of violence. c. It suggests that there is a relationshipbetween watching violence on television and committing acts of violence. d. It suggests that there is little, if any, association between watching television and committing acts of violence.

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In research studies, about ________ of guilty subjects were able to defeat a polygraph test by creating a small amount of pain during control questions

a) 50 b) 65 c) 80 d) 100

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To replicate an experiment means to

a. use control groups and experimental groups. b. use statistics to determine the effect of chance. c. control for the effects of extraneous variables. d. repeat the experiment using either identical or improved research methods.

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