In Search of the Spectrum's Elusive Yellow*

Fw, Campbell

doi:10.1111/j.1475-1313.1986.tb01132.x

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“…In 1664, Sir Isaac Newton, followed by Hermann von Helmholtz in 1867, delineated component bands of colored light, or spectral chromatic bands, by drawing lines perpendicularly through spectra. Newton specified seven chromatic delineations in the spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet; as referenced in Shapiro, 1984), whereas Helmholtz identified only four color sections (red, green, blue, and purple) in a prismatic spectrum (Campbell, 1986). 13 To our knowledge, there are no existing theories that provide behavioral predictions for Newton's task of delineating chromatic bands perceived in the spectrum.…”

Section: A Color Perception Experiments Using a Diffracted Spectrum Stmentioning

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Richer color experience in observers with multiple photopigment opsin genes

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Wasserman

2001

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

143

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Traditional color vision theory posits that three types of retinal photopigments transduce light into a trivariate neural color code, thereby explaining color-matching behaviors. This principle of trichromacy is in need of reexamination in view of molecular genetics results suggesting that a substantial percentage of women possess more than three classes of retinal photopigments. At issue is the question of whether four-photopigment retinas necessarily yield trichromatic color perception. In the present paper, we review results and theory underlying the accepted photoreceptor-based model of trichromacy. A review of the psychological literature shows that gender-linked differences in color perception warrant further investigation of retinal photopigment classes and color perception relations. We use genetic analyses to examine an important position in the gene sequence, and we empirically assess and compare the color perception of individuals possessing more than three retinal photopigment genes with those possessing fewer retinal photopigment genes. Women with four-photopigment genotypes are found to perceive significantly more chromatic appearances in comparison with either male or female trichromat controls. We provide a rationale for this previously undetected finding and discuss implications for theories of color perception and gender differences in color behavior.

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Section: A Color Perception Experiments Using a Diffracted Spectrum Stmentioning

confidence: 99%

Richer color experience in observers with multiple photopigment opsin genes

Jameson

Highnote

Wasserman

2001

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

143

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“…In seven cases (samples 4,7,35,39,47,56,59), the estimation with the scale of grays was more accurate than with the other two systems. In none of the 17 cases did the estimations made by using the NCS variables produce more accurate estimations than with the other two methods.…”

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“…It is no surprise that Melgosa et al 32 should have observed a greater dispersion in the judgment of their observers in that area, the area of transition between red and green, which is not always easy to define. 35 Indow 26,29 appropriately points out the importance of analyzing what sort of relationship exists between the observed variations in perceptive judgments with cognitive processes, and especially the hue shifts with the so-called cardinal directions of color space 36 that have been used to explore the characteristics of postreceptoral chromatic mechanisms.…”

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