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james9437

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Adaptation to darkness is possible because of the presence of ____in the periphery of your retina.
 
  a. fovea
  b. cones
  c. rods
  d. iodopsin

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Suppose you are walking to the movie theater on a bright sunny day. Once you enter the dark theater, you nearly trip over your feet because you cannot see a thing. After you find a seat, you watch the movie for about thirty minutes and then decide to head to the lobby for some popcorn. When you stand up, you realize that you can see much more clearly than before. This example best illustrates ____.
 
  a. the blind spot
  b. ocular accommodation
  c. dark adaptation
  d. opponent-process theory


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jesse.fleming

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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