General Studies · Visual Perception & Color Psychology

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A: An interior wall painted blue or a distant mountain range is often perceived by the observer as being further away, thereby creating an illusion of greater spaciousness. Reason R: Cool colours like blue and violet possess shorter wavelengths and are less stimulating to the human eye, which causes them to function as receding colours that visually move backward in space. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: