Re: "color" psychology
Along the same lines, Hayden Fry, the former football coach at the U. of Iowa (also has a B.A. in psych) had the Univ. paint the visitor's lock room pink for the same reasons. Whenever their games are televised, the commentators generally get a kick out of it. At 11:04 AM 2/11/1999 -0500, you wrote: > > >On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 14:35:09 -0500 Deborah Briihl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >writes: >>Yes, there is some lit. out there that has demonstrated that colors >>can >>seem to manipulate mood, etc. HOWEVER, a sheet of paper probably won't >>work >>- you need to have all of the walls painted this color for any >>noticeable >>difference. >> >A sheriff of a small county in North Carolina got ahold of research that >said that pink paint has a calming influence. So he painted the jail >cells the color of Pepto Bismal. He also included blue teddy bear >stencil, but didn't explain his "reasoning" on it. > >Ann Calhoun-Sauls >Psychology Department >Belmont Abbey College >Belmont, NC 28012 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *** Mark A. Casteel, Ph.D. Penn State York 1031 Edgecomb Ave. York, PA 17403 Work: (717) 771-4028 Fax: (717) 771-8404 http://www.yk.psu.edu/~mac13/index.htm ***
Re: "color" psychology
Is there some overlap here with the Falwell thread? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A sheriff of a small county in North Carolina got ahold of research that > said that pink paint has a calming influence. So he painted the jail > cells the color of Pepto Bismal. He also included blue teddy bear > stencil, but didn't explain his "reasoning" on it. > > Ann Calhoun-Sauls -- ** * Mike Scoles *[EMAIL PROTECTED]* * Department of Psychology *voice: (501) 450-5418* * University of Central Arkansas *fax: (501) 450-5424* * Conway, AR72035-0001 * * http://www.coe.uca.edu/psych/mscoles.htm
Re: "color" psychology
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 14:35:09 -0500 Deborah Briihl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Yes, there is some lit. out there that has demonstrated that colors >can >seem to manipulate mood, etc. HOWEVER, a sheet of paper probably won't >work >- you need to have all of the walls painted this color for any >noticeable >difference. > A sheriff of a small county in North Carolina got ahold of research that said that pink paint has a calming influence. So he painted the jail cells the color of Pepto Bismal. He also included blue teddy bear stencil, but didn't explain his "reasoning" on it. Ann Calhoun-Sauls Psychology Department Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC 28012 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: "color" psychology
Yes, there is some lit. out there that has demonstrated that colors can seem to manipulate mood, etc. HOWEVER, a sheet of paper probably won't work - you need to have all of the walls painted this color for any noticable difference. This is an easy to do experiment. Some of my students did something very similar for my Sens and Perc class a few years ago. A few of them photocopied their dependent measure on different colored paper (something like a crossword puzzle or a logic problem - you get the idea) then they examined for difference. Shockingly (I'm sure :), no difference was found. Of course, no one was sitting paper, but, if your school is like mine, the seats are different colors and you may be able to use that as the variable. At 09:55 AM 2/10/99 -0400, you wrote: >TIPSters... > >I recently came across an article in a local newspaper that talked about >the use of "color psychology" to manipulate people. The article made many >claims, including the notion that "sitting on a piece of yellow >construction paper while you're studying" can allow one to "receive [the >color's] frequency," which, in turn, seems to allow one to focus better. > >I AM NOT making this up! I'm curious, however, if anyone is aware of any >research on this topic; this seems to be a good topic to explore in a >parapsychology course that I'm developing, which is looking at paranormal >phenomenon from a skeptical perspective. > >Any help would be appreciated! > >Cheers, > >Lou > > >- >Dr. Louis Manzaphone: (717) 867-6193 >Assistant Professor of Psychology fax: (717) 867-6075 >Lebanon Valley College E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Annville, PA 17003 > >"Living in the limelight, the universal dream...for > those who wish to seem. Those who wish to be...must > put aside the alienation, get on with the fascination, > the real relation, the underlying theme." > > Rush, "Limelight" (lyrics, N. Peart) >- > > > > > > Deb Deborah S. Briihl, Ph.D. Dept. of Psychology and Counseling Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA 31698 (912) 333-5994 You've got so many dreams that you don't know where to put them so you better turn a few of them loose. - Fire
"color" psychology
TIPSters... I recently came across an article in a local newspaper that talked about the use of "color psychology" to manipulate people. The article made many claims, including the notion that "sitting on a piece of yellow construction paper while you're studying" can allow one to "receive [the color's] frequency," which, in turn, seems to allow one to focus better. I AM NOT making this up! I'm curious, however, if anyone is aware of any research on this topic; this seems to be a good topic to explore in a parapsychology course that I'm developing, which is looking at paranormal phenomenon from a skeptical perspective. Any help would be appreciated! Cheers, Lou - Dr. Louis Manzaphone: (717) 867-6193 Assistant Professor of Psychology fax: (717) 867-6075 Lebanon Valley College E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annville, PA 17003 "Living in the limelight, the universal dream...for those who wish to seem. Those who wish to be...must put aside the alienation, get on with the fascination, the real relation, the underlying theme." Rush, "Limelight" (lyrics, N. Peart) -
