Light waves from a blue shirt stimulate different photoreceptors than light waves coming from a red shirt. The fact that we see these shirts as two different colors can be explained by _____.
A) trichromatic theory
B) hyperopia
C) opponent process theory
D) motion parallax

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Trichromatic theory explains that color vision is based on the response of three types of cones in the retina that are most sensitive to blue, green, and red wavelengths of light. Different combinations of activation of these cones enable us to see different colors.

Light Waves from a Blue Shirt Stimulate Different Photoreceptors Than