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... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > perception (psychology) > visual perception > color perception: physiological
... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > learning and perception > cognitive processes > perception (psychology) > visual perception > color perception: physiological

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color perception: physiological  

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  • When we view the world around us, we attribute color to the individual objects we look at. But, as was discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, the light rays being reflected from these objects into our eyes are not colored. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Color Perception: Physiological]

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