What is the name of the phenomenon in which one sees the complementary hue and the opposite brightness of a previously presented stimulus?
A) simultaneous color contrast
B) negative afterimage
C) unique color
D) subtractive color mixture

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The phenomenon described here is negative afterimage, which occurs when a person sees the complementary hue and opposite brightness of a previously presented stimulus. This is often perceived as a ghost image, and is thought to occur due to adaptation of the visual system's photoreceptors. The other options are not correct because they refer to different color processing phenomena. Simultaneous color contrast refers to the way that colors interact with one another when viewed side-by-side, while unique color refers to the way that humans perceive certain colors as being intrinsically unique (e.g., purple cannot be created by mixing other colors). Subtractive color mixture refers to the way that paints or other pigments interact with one another, but is not directly related to afterimages.

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