After observing the effect of passing light through a prism, Newton proposed in 1672 that white light was composed of ______ fundamental colors. It was later proven false by the ______.
A. 3; opponent process theory
B. 5; trichromatic theory
C. 7; Young-Helmholtz theory
D. 9; retinotopic theory
Answer: C
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a. minimized b. maximized c. unaffected d. neutralized
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a. emotional autonomy. c. social referencing. b. biological sensitivity to context. d. extraversion.
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