Practice mode Psychology

Who formulated one of the earliest and most important theories of colour vision?

Correct answer B. Young and Helmholtz

Explanation

The Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory proposes three types of cone receptors, most sensitive to red, green and blue light, whose combined activity produces all colours.

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