General Psychology
Barney Beins

Concept Check 4.2


Comparing Theories of Color Vision

Check your understanding of the differences between trichromatic theory and opponent process theories of color vision by filling in the blanks below.

  Trichromatic Theory Opponent Process Theory
1. Who proposed the theory?    
2. Can it account for complimentary afterimages?    
3. Does it explain first or later stage of color processing?    
4. Does itaccount for the need for four terms to describe colors?