When you enter a darkened room (e.g. ,a movie theater),you will find it hard to see at first,but shortly afterward you will be able to see much better.This phenomenon is referred to as:
A)color adaptation.
B)cone adaptation.
C)dark adaptation.
D)light adaptation.

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Dark adaptation is the process by which the eyes adjust to see better in low light conditions. When entering a dark room, the retina's rods, which are responsible for detecting light in low levels, need time to adapt to the darkness. As a result, it is difficult to see at first, but after some time, the eyes adjust to the low light conditions and vision improves. Color adaptation and cone adaptation refer to different mechanisms of adjusting to different colors and levels of light, respectively. Light adaptation is the process by which the eyes adjust to see better in bright conditions.

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