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Title: can u help me answer this Q??
Post by: marya on Apr 23, 2013
 According to the opponent process theory,
a.three mechanisms in the visual system are sensitive to a certain wavelength.
b. species that detect ultra-violet light perceive colors outside the range of humans.
c. color perception is based on three systems of color perceptors, each of which responds in an on-off fashion to opposite color stimuli (blue-yellow, red-green, black-white)
d. three types of color feature detectors are responsible for color perception.


Title: Re: can u help me answer this Q??
Post by: duddy on Apr 23, 2013
c. color perception is based on three systems of color perceptors, each of which responds in an on-off fashion to opposite color stimuli (blue-yellow, red-green, black-white)

I would choose C.

When asking a question, make sure you put: "According to the opponent process theory," as your actual question. "can u help me answer this Q??" isn't informative.