While attempting to overcome writer's block, Devin stares at her yellow, green, and white striped journal. When she finally returns to her blank computer screen, she sees a blue, red, and black striped afterimage. Which theory best explains the afterimage that Devin sees?

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While attempting to overcome writer's block, Devin stares at her yellow, green, and white striped journal. When she finally returns to her blank computer screen, she sees a blue, red, and black striped afterimage. Which theory best explains the afterimage that Devin sees? ​

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The opponent process theory explains afterimages as it suggests that staring at certain colors for a prolonged period can cause the visual system to produce the opposite colors when looking away.

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