In the figure below, the two inner circles are identical physically.That the surroundings make them appear to have different colors is an example of ______.
A)hue cancellation
B)spectral reflectance
C)simultaneous color contrast
D)afterimage detection

Question

In the figure below, the two inner circles are identical physically.That the surroundings make them appear to have different colors is an example of ______. 
A)hue cancellation 
B)spectral reflectance 
C)simultaneous color contrast 
D)afterimage detection

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The phenomenon at play here is simultaneous color contrast, where the appearance of one color is affected by the colors surrounding it. The identical physical colors of the inner circles appear different due to the color of the outer circles that surround them. Hue cancellation is not applicable here, as no colors are being mixed or cancelled out. Spectral reflectance refers to the way colors reflect light, which is not relevant to the perception of color in this image. Afterimage detection is the perception of an image that persists after the original image is removed, which is also not relevant to this image.

In the Figure Below, the Two Inner Circles Are Identical