Color Illusions and Photoreceptor Responses

Color Illusions and Photoreceptor Responses

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Biology, Fun

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video tutorial explores a visual illusion where viewers perceive colors in a black-and-white image. By focusing on a dot, the brain adds colors due to tired photoreceptors and complementary color activation. Volunteers experience this illusion, and a psychologist explains the science behind it, highlighting how the brain interprets visual information.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were you instructed to focus on in the beginning of the video?

A red dot

A black dot

A blue dot

A green dot

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the image when you move your eyes after staring at the dot?

It becomes colorful

It disappears

It turns black and white

It remains colorful

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of staring at the dot in the center of the image?

To see a hidden message

To make the colors appear

To test your focus

To adjust your vision

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the volunteers see when they stared at the dot in the castle image?

A black and white castle

A colorful castle

A disappearing castle

A rotating castle

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the volunteers react to the color illusion?

They were indifferent

They were surprised

They were angry

They were confused

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the volunteers initially believe about the colors they saw?

The colors were real

The colors were fake

The colors were a trick

The colors were an illusion

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who provided the scientific explanation for the color illusion?

A physicist

A biologist

A chemist

A psychologist

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