SCENARIO B
Fact Check There are a few errors that are present within the scientific information of scenario B. First, it falsely informs the readers by stating that one of the three colors that the human eye is sensitive to is the color yellow. However, according to Lilienfeld et al. (2014), the Trichromatic theory actually suggest that the human eye contains specific photoreceptor cells, specifically cones, that are responsible for colored vision and are sensitive to the colors red, green, and blue. Also, the paper incorrectly defines the location of the rods and cones within the eye by stating that these photoreceptor cells surround the pupil. The true fact is that the rods and cones are located posteriorly in the eyeball along a membrane called the retina. The retina contains a vast amount of these specialized cells but there is one location where only cones exist and they are sited in the fovea which is in the middle portion of the retina. (Lilienfeld et al., 2014) Lastly, scenario B fails to define the function of the photoreceptor cells correctly by proposing that rods are responsible for colored vision while cones are responsible for night vision. Rods are the most abundant photoreceptor cells in the retina and they work …show more content…
Primarily, the objective of the study was to show that red is an eye-catching color. According to one of the students that they interviewed, the student claims that a great amount of people liked her picture on facebook due to the fact that she had red clothing on. This personal story can mislead the public into thinking that red is a spectacular color and that it can result in positive impressions. However, anecdotal evidences are not generalizable to the public and they do not provide any information regarding the cause and effect thus making it difficult to verify the
Fact Check There are a few errors that are present within the scientific information of scenario B. First, it falsely informs the readers by stating that one of the three colors that the human eye is sensitive to is the color yellow. However, according to Lilienfeld et al. (2014), the Trichromatic theory actually suggest that the human eye contains specific photoreceptor cells, specifically cones, that are responsible for colored vision and are sensitive to the colors red, green, and blue. Also, the paper incorrectly defines the location of the rods and cones within the eye by stating that these photoreceptor cells surround the pupil. The true fact is that the rods and cones are located posteriorly in the eyeball along a membrane called the retina. The retina contains a vast amount of these specialized cells but there is one location where only cones exist and they are sited in the fovea which is in the middle portion of the retina. (Lilienfeld et al., 2014) Lastly, scenario B fails to define the function of the photoreceptor cells correctly by proposing that rods are responsible for colored vision while cones are responsible for night vision. Rods are the most abundant photoreceptor cells in the retina and they work …show more content…
Primarily, the objective of the study was to show that red is an eye-catching color. According to one of the students that they interviewed, the student claims that a great amount of people liked her picture on facebook due to the fact that she had red clothing on. This personal story can mislead the public into thinking that red is a spectacular color and that it can result in positive impressions. However, anecdotal evidences are not generalizable to the public and they do not provide any information regarding the cause and effect thus making it difficult to verify the