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... afterimage , an effect in which people con- tinue to see a light after it shuts off . Possibly , afterimages explain why we do not notice the flicker of the projection , but it does nothing to explain how we see still images move . Why ...
... afterimage , an effect in which people con- tinue to see a light after it shuts off . Possibly , afterimages explain why we do not notice the flicker of the projection , but it does nothing to explain how we see still images move . Why ...
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... afterimage . If the light is red , the afterimage is green . These aftercolors do not come from light striking the eye . Elaborating on his point , Hering showed that if you place red against a gray background , the border between the ...
... afterimage . If the light is red , the afterimage is green . These aftercolors do not come from light striking the eye . Elaborating on his point , Hering showed that if you place red against a gray background , the border between the ...
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... afterimage of color , in which staring at blue leads to an afterimage of yellow ; UNLOCKING THE CONTEXT 91.
... afterimage of color , in which staring at blue leads to an afterimage of yellow ; UNLOCKING THE CONTEXT 91.
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A Division of Opinion | 3 |
Behind Every Effect Lies | 16 |
Before Psychology Became a Science | 30 |
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