A negative after image is
A) a hallucinatory effect.
B) similar in brightness and color to the original stimulus.
C) opposite in brightness and complementary in color to the original stimulus.
D) complementary in brightness and opposite in color to the original stimulus.

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Negative afterimages are visual phenomena where the colors seen after looking away from a stimulus are the opposite (complementary) in color and opposite in brightness to the original stimulus. This occurs due to the way photoreceptor cells in the eyes adapt to overstimulation and then adjust when the stimulus is removed.

A Negative After Image Is