According to the _____ theory of color vision, coding one color in a pair, such as red, seems to block the other color, green, from coming through; thus, making it impossible to have a reddish green color.
A)three-opponent
B)trichromatic
C)opponent-process
D)afterimage

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The opponent-process theory of color vision proposes that the brain perceives color in terms of opposing pairs such as red-green, blue-yellow, and black-white. According to this theory, one color in a pair inhibits the other color from being processed simultaneously. Therefore, it is impossible to perceive a reddish-green color because they are opposing colors that cannot be processed together.

According to the _____ Theory of Color Vision, Coding One