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Unit 3 – Sensation and Perception
Topic 3.3
What is the cause behind our perception changing from seeing white light into various individual colors when passed through a prism according to wave theory?
Change in the intensity of light
Different wavelengths corresponding with different perceived colors
Direction of light waves
Interference of light sources
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AP Psychology - 3.3 Visual Anatomy
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