Psychology: Colour Psychology and Human Behavior
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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?

  • Blue
  • Yellow (correct)
  • Orange
  • Green

    • 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?

    <p>It represents balance and growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which color is associated with optimism and creativity?

    <p>Yellow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the location of the color green on the visible light spectrum?

    <p>Between blue and yellow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which color is associated with pleasure and desire?

    <p>Orange</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of blue light on our sleep-wake cycles?

    <p>It resets our sleep-wake cycles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary emotional response associated with warm colors?

    <p>Excited emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the wavelength of light associated with the color red?

    <p>Longest wavelength of light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the psychological effect of the color red on some individuals?

    <p>Raising metabolism and blood pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the association of the color blue in western cultures?

    <p>Trust, efficiency, and security</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the symbolic meaning of the color red in some animal species?

    <p>Danger and deadliness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary association of the color blue in terms of physiological response?

    <p>Low stress, low temperature, and low pulse rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary emotional response associated with the color blue?

    <p>Calmness and tranquility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of color symbolism in graphic design and publishing?

    <p>To evoke certain emotions and stimulate physiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of color psychology?

    <p>Studying the emotional and psychological effects of colors on human behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is orange associated with in terms of appetite?

    <p>Increasing hunger</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following industries heavily implements color psychology?

    <p>Marketing and Design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does purple represent according to the content?

    <p>Wealth, dignity, and wisdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major challenge in investigating the effects of color on human behavior?

    <p>Measuring the emotional response to colors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is pink associated with in terms of behavior?

    <p>Calm behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor influences color perception, according to the content?

    <p>Age, gender, and culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In some cultures, what is the association of the color white?

    <p>Happiness and purity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shortest wavelength on the visible light spectrum?

    <p>Purple or violet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of considering cultural differences in color perception?

    <p>To avoid misinterpretation of color associations in different cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is black associated with in terms of light?

    <p>Absorbing all wavelengths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it difficult to determine if color alone impacts human emotions and actions?

    <p>Because people's emotions and actions are influenced by multiple factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of orange light in research studies?

    <p>Improving awareness and alertness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of understanding color perception in the context of human behavior?

    <p>It provides insight into the emotional and psychological effects of colors on human behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is purple thought to symbolize?

    <p>Nobility, power, and royalty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is pink associated with in terms of femininity?

    <p>Femininity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary psychological association of the color black?

    <p>Power, authority, and seriousness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which cultural context is white associated with grief and death?

    <p>Eastern cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of rods in the human eye?

    <p>Allowing us to see in dim light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the range of wavelengths for the color red in the visible light spectrum?

    <p>620-750 nm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do our eyes detect color?

    <p>Through the processing of visual information by the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the range of wavelengths for the visible light spectrum?

    <p>380-750 nm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of cones in the human eye?

    <p>Detecting a range of color light wavelengths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many types of cones are present in the human eye?

    <p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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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    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.

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