PSYCH 1XX3 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Subtractive Color, Complementary Colors, Trichromacy
20 Feb 2017
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Colour exists as our way of interpreting light waves. How do we express quality of red to a blind person: ability to see colour doesn"t mean that the objects themselves are inherently colourful, different objects re ect different wavelengths of light. Re ected wavelengths trigger a response in brains that help us experience colour: colour is the creation of our minds. Colour adds to the richness of our visual experience: helps us differentiate between different objects as opposed to seeing them in black and white. Colour has a purpose beyond adding richness to aesthetics. Unit 2: evolution of colour vision - why and who. Ex. matador ashes red ag towards bull and it infuriates him: but what is the bull really responding to, the bull doesn"t really see the cape as red, they just see a piece of grey moving cloth. They are most likely responding to the motion. Primates are the only mammals that see in colour.
