-sensory energy being converted to neural energy is composed of electromagnetic with wavelengths and amplitudes. Wavelength determines hue or pitch Amplitude determines intensity, brightness or loudness THE EYE Cornea: protective Pupil: adjustable opening, controlled by the iris Iris: muscle around the iris. It is the coloured part Lens: transparent oval that changes shape to help focus images on the retina Retina: light sensitive inner surface of the eye, contains receptor cells (rods & cones) Rods: lets us see light Cones: lets us see colors Spot: small region in the back of the eye with no receptor cells Young-Helmholtz Trichromatic Theory -light is detected by three kinds of cones -ones for blue, ones for red and ones for green -combinations create other colors Opponent Process Theory -color is processed by the opponent colors -red, blue, yellow, black, white -you can’t see a bluish yellow
-sensory energy being converted to neural energy is composed of electromagnetic with wavelengths and amplitudes. Wavelength determines hue or pitch Amplitude determines intensity, brightness or loudness THE EYE Cornea: protective Pupil: adjustable opening, controlled by the iris Iris: muscle around the iris. It is the coloured part Lens: transparent oval that changes shape to help focus images on the retina Retina: light sensitive inner surface of the eye, contains receptor cells (rods & cones) Rods: lets us see light Cones: lets us see colors Spot: small region in the back of the eye with no receptor cells Young-Helmholtz Trichromatic Theory -light is detected by three kinds of cones -ones for blue, ones for red and ones for green -combinations create other colors Opponent Process Theory -color is processed by the opponent colors -red, blue, yellow, black, white -you can’t see a bluish yellow
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