According to Hering's theory of color vision,if a person stares at a yellow object for a considerable time and then looks at a white sheet of paper,he or she would experience a ____ afterimage.

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Hering's opponent-process theory suggests that colors are perceived in opposing pairs: red-green, blue-yellow, and black-white. Staring at a yellow object fatigues the yellow receptors, and when looking at a white surface, the opposing color, blue, is perceived as an afterimage.

According to Hering's Theory of Color Vision,if a Person Stares