Xia, G orcid.org/0000-0002-0223-0278, Li, M, Henry, P et al. (4 more authors) (2021) Aroused and Impulsive Effects of Colour Stimuli on Lateral and Logical Abilities. Behavioral Sciences, 11 (2). 24. ISSN 2076-328X
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of environmental colour on people’s lateral and logical abilities. This was done by evaluating study participants’ response time and error rate when completing six types of psychometric tests that were performed in various hue backgrounds on a computer. To maximise the colour stimulation provided by the monitor, the experiment was carried out in a dark laboratory. Analysis of participants’ response time and error rate showed that different colours could significantly influence arousal and impulsiveness, which suggests that colour has indirect impacts on cognitive abilities. Further analysis revealed that different colours had various effects depending on the type of psychometric test given. These findings suggest that future research on environmental design should consider how to effectively use colour to impact people’s performance and behaviour.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). |
Keywords: | colour psychology; arousal; impulsiveness; cognitive abilities |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Feb 2021 16:47 |
Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2021 16:47 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/bs11020024 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:170850 |
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