Walter was working in the chemistry lab when there was a small explosion and a flash of red.For several seconds Walter reported seeing spots before his eyes.Based on opponent-process theory, you should predict that the color of the spots that Walter saw was:
A)also red
B)green
C)probably blue
D)most likely white

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According to the opponent-process theory, the human visual system interprets color in an antagonistic way, with pairs of colors opposing each other: red-green, blue-yellow, and black-white. If Walter saw a flash of red, the afterimage or spots he would see according to this theory would be the opposing color, which is green.

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