Kateria stares at an image of the U.S.flag with the stars black, the field around the stars yellow, and the stripes black and green.She then stares at a white sheet of paper.The afterimage of a red, white, and blue flag is explained by which theory of color vision?
A) trichromatic
B) opponent-process
C) accommodation
D) gate control

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The opponent-process theory of color vision explains how cells in the visual system respond to complementary pairs of colors, such as red-green and blue-yellow. This theory suggests that staring at an image with certain colors can lead to an afterimage of its complementary colors, which could explain the afterimage of a red, white, and blue flag after looking at an image with black, yellow, black, and green.

Kateria Stares at an Image of the U