Human Growth and Development / Unit 3 HGD 0338 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Colour Vision
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The idea
Newborns have basic colour vision for bright blue, green and red, and by four to six months discriminate colours almost as well as adults.
In practice
The cones of the retina strengthening over the first months of life.
Where people slip
The misconception is that newborns see only black and white. They see colour from the start, less sharply.
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