Joachim and Maricella are going for a romantic walk in the park after an afternoon storm.Maricella looks up in the sky and sees a rainbow.She exclaims,"How beautiful!" Joachim,a psychology student who has read Ciccarelli's chapter on "Sensation and Perception," might correctly say:
A)"You are just seeing the visible spectrum."
B)"You are just seeing light saturation"
C)"You are just seeing particles and photons."
D)"You are just seeing ultraviolet,infrared light waves"

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Seeing a rainbow is a result of the visible spectrum of light being refracted and dispersed. Therefore, the correct answer is A, as the visible spectrum is what Maricella is seeing. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect as they do not accurately describe what is occurring when a rainbow is seen.

Joachim and Maricella Are Going for a Romantic Walk in the Park