DICHROMATISM

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N., Pam M.S.
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Partial colour blindness where the eye only contains 2 types of cone photopigment.

DICHROMATISM: "In dichromatism only 2 wavelengths of light are seen instaed of the three."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. MEDIUM-WAVELENGTH PIGMENT
  2. PHOTOPIGMENT
  3. MONOCHROMATISM
  4. DEUTERANOPIA
  5. DEUTAN COLOR BLINDNESS
  6. DEUTERANOMALY
  7. DEUTERO- (DEUTER- DEUT-)
  8. BLUE-YELLOW BLINDNESS
  9. STROOP EFFECT
  10. NEUTRAL POINT
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "DICHROMATISM," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/dichromatism/ (accessed October 17, 2021).
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