Psychology Critique
Colors and Emotions
A Critique, Mini-Paper or Homework Assignment Submitted by
Rachel Carter
El Centro College
Psychology 2301, Section 55426, Summer I 2015
Abstract
The world is filled with many different colors. Whether people know it or not, everyone attaches a certain emotion to a certain color. Things that happen in peoples ' lives can influence how a color makes them feel (Boyatzis, 1994). How people react emotionally when they see a color becomes more complex with age (Boyatzis, 1994). Positive emotions are attached to bright colors and negative emotions are attached to dark colors (Boyatzis, 1994). Girls have a stronger reaction to colors than boys (Boyatzis, 1994). More research is needed in order to have a better understanding of this topic (Boyatzis, 1994).
Colors and Emotions
Summary
Many people believe that certain colors can bring about certain emotions. Children learn to form an emotional connection to colors early in childhood (Boyatzis, 1994). Many factors can determine the effect that colors will have on emotions. Some of these factors include age, gender, and race (Boyatzis, 1994). The colors that children use in art can show how they are really feeling. (Boyatzis, 1994). It is suggested that as a child gets older, their color-emotion schemas become more complex (Boyatzis, 1994). A schema is basically a concept that helps people organize and interpret information. Further research may offer more insight to why a child attaches an emotion to a certain color (Boyatzis, 1994).
Review
Colors are very eminent in a child 's life (Boyatzis, 1994). A child 's reaction to a color can be influenced by events or experiences that happen in their life. In this experiment, the researchers tested the effects that different colors have on children 's ' emotions. By knowing how colors affect people emotionally, one can get a better understanding of how people connect with the environment around them. This experiment used 30 boys and 30 girls.
A Critique, Mini-Paper or Homework Assignment Submitted by
Rachel Carter
El Centro College
Psychology 2301, Section 55426, Summer I 2015
Abstract
The world is filled with many different colors. Whether people know it or not, everyone attaches a certain emotion to a certain color. Things that happen in peoples ' lives can influence how a color makes them feel (Boyatzis, 1994). How people react emotionally when they see a color becomes more complex with age (Boyatzis, 1994). Positive emotions are attached to bright colors and negative emotions are attached to dark colors (Boyatzis, 1994). Girls have a stronger reaction to colors than boys (Boyatzis, 1994). More research is needed in order to have a better understanding of this topic (Boyatzis, 1994).
Colors and Emotions
Summary
Many people believe that certain colors can bring about certain emotions. Children learn to form an emotional connection to colors early in childhood (Boyatzis, 1994). Many factors can determine the effect that colors will have on emotions. Some of these factors include age, gender, and race (Boyatzis, 1994). The colors that children use in art can show how they are really feeling. (Boyatzis, 1994). It is suggested that as a child gets older, their color-emotion schemas become more complex (Boyatzis, 1994). A schema is basically a concept that helps people organize and interpret information. Further research may offer more insight to why a child attaches an emotion to a certain color (Boyatzis, 1994).
Review
Colors are very eminent in a child 's life (Boyatzis, 1994). A child 's reaction to a color can be influenced by events or experiences that happen in their life. In this experiment, the researchers tested the effects that different colors have on children 's ' emotions. By knowing how colors affect people emotionally, one can get a better understanding of how people connect with the environment around them. This experiment used 30 boys and 30 girls.
References: Boyatzis, C., & Varghese, R. (n.d.). Children 's Emotional Associations with Colors. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 77-85.