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What is the function of melatonin in the body?
What is the function of melatonin in the body?
- It signals the body to stay awake
- It stimulates the body to release blue light
- It signals the body that it is time to sleep (correct)
- It inhibits the pineal gland during the day
Which color is associated with caution and is often used on traffic signs?
Which color is associated with caution and is often used on traffic signs?
- Blue
- Yellow (correct)
- Orange
- Green
What is the effect of blue light on the pineal gland?
What is the effect of blue light on the pineal gland?
- It only affects the pineal gland at night
- It has no effect on the pineal gland
- It inhibits the release of melatonin during the day (correct)
- It stimulates the release of melatonin
What is the common association of the color green?
What is the common association of the color green?
Which color is associated with optimism and creativity?
Which color is associated with optimism and creativity?
What is the location of the color green on the visible light spectrum?
What is the location of the color green on the visible light spectrum?
Which color is associated with pleasure and desire?
Which color is associated with pleasure and desire?
What is the effect of blue light on our sleep-wake cycles?
What is the effect of blue light on our sleep-wake cycles?
What is the primary emotional response associated with warm colors?
What is the primary emotional response associated with warm colors?
What is the wavelength of light associated with the color red?
What is the wavelength of light associated with the color red?
What is the psychological effect of the color red on some individuals?
What is the psychological effect of the color red on some individuals?
What is the association of the color blue in western cultures?
What is the association of the color blue in western cultures?
What is the symbolic meaning of the color red in some animal species?
What is the symbolic meaning of the color red in some animal species?
What is the primary association of the color blue in terms of physiological response?
What is the primary association of the color blue in terms of physiological response?
What is the primary emotional response associated with the color blue?
What is the primary emotional response associated with the color blue?
What is the significance of color symbolism in graphic design and publishing?
What is the significance of color symbolism in graphic design and publishing?
What is the primary focus of color psychology?
What is the primary focus of color psychology?
What is orange associated with in terms of appetite?
What is orange associated with in terms of appetite?
Which of the following industries heavily implements color psychology?
Which of the following industries heavily implements color psychology?
What does purple represent according to the content?
What does purple represent according to the content?
What is a major challenge in investigating the effects of color on human behavior?
What is a major challenge in investigating the effects of color on human behavior?
What is pink associated with in terms of behavior?
What is pink associated with in terms of behavior?
What factor influences color perception, according to the content?
What factor influences color perception, according to the content?
In some cultures, what is the association of the color white?
In some cultures, what is the association of the color white?
What is the shortest wavelength on the visible light spectrum?
What is the shortest wavelength on the visible light spectrum?
What is the purpose of considering cultural differences in color perception?
What is the purpose of considering cultural differences in color perception?
What is black associated with in terms of light?
What is black associated with in terms of light?
Why is it difficult to determine if color alone impacts human emotions and actions?
Why is it difficult to determine if color alone impacts human emotions and actions?
What is the effect of orange light in research studies?
What is the effect of orange light in research studies?
What is the significance of understanding color perception in the context of human behavior?
What is the significance of understanding color perception in the context of human behavior?
What is purple thought to symbolize?
What is purple thought to symbolize?
What is pink associated with in terms of femininity?
What is pink associated with in terms of femininity?
What is the primary psychological association of the color black?
What is the primary psychological association of the color black?
In which cultural context is white associated with grief and death?
In which cultural context is white associated with grief and death?
What is the primary function of rods in the human eye?
What is the primary function of rods in the human eye?
What is the range of wavelengths for the color red in the visible light spectrum?
What is the range of wavelengths for the color red in the visible light spectrum?
How do our eyes detect color?
How do our eyes detect color?
What is the range of wavelengths for the visible light spectrum?
What is the range of wavelengths for the visible light spectrum?
What is the function of cones in the human eye?
What is the function of cones in the human eye?
How many types of cones are present in the human eye?
How many types of cones are present in the human eye?
Study Notes
Colour Psychology
- Colour psychology is the study of how colours affect human behaviour, mood, and physiological processes.
- Colours can influence our buying choices, feelings, and memories, and are heavily implemented in marketing and design.
Colour Perception
- Colour perception is subjective and influenced by factors such as age, gender, and culture.
- Colour perception can be difficult to determine due to individual differences and cultural associations.
Colour Associations
- Warm colours (red, yellow, orange) stimulate excited emotions and are associated with energy, passion, and warmth.
- Cool colours (blue, green, violet) evoke calmness, coolness, and tranquility, and are associated with relaxation and peace.
Colour Meanings
Red
- Associated with warning, love, courage, and aggression
- Signals danger and triggers alertness in Western cultures
- Raises metabolism and blood pressure, preparing for action
Blue
- Associated with trust, efficiency, coolness, security, and sadness
- Symbolizes logic, communication, and intelligence
- Linked to low stress, low temperature, and low pulse rate
- Blue light resets sleep-wake cycles and inhibits melatonin production
Yellow
- Associated with energy, hope, honour, and fear
- Symbolizes happiness, friendliness, and competence
- Attracts attention and signifies caution
- Also associated with fear and sickness
Green
- Associated with health, compassion, favour, ambition, and passivity
- Represents balance, growth, life, fertility, and nature
- Linked to safety, prosperity, wealth, and good fortune
- Calms and relieves stress
Orange
- Associated with wisdom, pleasure, desire, and loneliness
- Symbolizes warmth, approval, and encouragement
- Affects appetite, increases mental activity, and improves awareness and alertness
Purple
- Associated with wealth, dignity, wisdom, and nobility
- Represents power, quality, and value
- Communicates worth, nobility, and luxury
Pink
- Associated with joyfulness, sweetness, calmness, and passiveness
- Symbolizes happiness, love, playfulness, and warmth
- Has a calming effect and is associated with femininity
Black
- Associated with aggression, gloom, security, coldness, and emptiness
- Absorbs all wavelengths of visible light
- Represents power, authority, and sadness
White
- Associated with perfection, sterility, cleanliness, goodness, and coldness
- Represents purity, innocence, and sterility
- Reflects all wavelengths of visible light
How We See Colour
- We don't actually see colours with our eyes, but with our brains
- Our eyes detect and respond to light, but our brain processes visual information and assigns colour
- Visible colour wavelengths range from 380-750 nm, with different colours having different wavelengths
- Our eyes have special photoreceptors called rods and cones, with cones detecting a range of colour light wavelengths
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Description
This lecture covers colour psychology, colour perception, associations, and how colours affect human behavior and mood. Topics include how we see colour and the impact of different colours such as red, blue, yellow, and more.
