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Color and psychological functioning

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Andrew J. Elliot *
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Markus Maier
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00514.xdelete
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Color is a ubiquitous perceptual experience, yet little scientific information about the influence of color on affect, cognition, and behavior is available. Accordingly, we have developed a general model of color and psychological functioning, which we present in this article. We also describe a hypothesis derived from this model regarding the influence of red in achievement contexts. In addition, we report a series of experiments demonstrating that a brief glimpse of red evokes avoidance motivation and undermines intellectual performance, and that it has these effects without conscious awareness or intention. We close with thoughts on the need for rigorous scientific work on color psychology.
Keywords:
color
red
avoidance
approach
motivation
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Current Directions in Psychological Science
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