The Psychology of Colour Preferences
The way that different colours can impact the psychological condition of the human beings in one of the interesting topics for the psychologists. The psychologists have been studying the psychology of colours during the nineteen century and are since then, their researches have helped people develop their information on the visual world. Scholars have figured out that colour perception which refers to human nature is the cause of the conformity of the person to the world. All of the visual motivational processes which refer to conceptual system of the person comprise the information of colours. In order to better understand the influences of colours on the human behaviors as well as the human’s psychological functions, the definition of colour perception and the parameters that effect on it is necessary to be studied. After understanding the concept of the colour perception, it is possible to explain the psychological and emotional impacts of those colours on the human beings. After explaining the mentioned impacts, the relationship between the colour and the psychological reactions of individuals to specific colours would be explained.
Colour perception is defined as the sense by which the colours of the objects in the environment are perceived by means of the light they give off or reflect. Among the influential factors on the colour perception, there are four important considerations to mention. Those factors are the colour brightness, colour saturation, the implied knowledge of the viewer about the object, and the colours which are surrounding the main colour. As a result of variations in the mentioned factors, different...
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...ed with other colours. Furthermore, Rewell states that people with yellow cars in show more aggression during the heavy traffics. In other experiment, it was observed that people who spend their time with a lot of yellow subjects around themselves feel that time is running very fast. This reason is due to the increased tension as a results of expression to the yellow colour. Rewell also claims that, red can stiulate the secretion of adrenalin in the. It can result in a raise in the blood pressure and consequently the heart beat increase and the subjects inbreathe rapidly.
In conclusion, the recent findings in colour psychology and colour therapy believe that people react to different colours, based on their cultures. Some other findings also believe that colours can psychologically, biologically, and behaviorally affect the human body based on their nature.
The Color-Blind Principle is written by Bernard Boxill discusses how color-blind and color-conscious are two very different things. This work also discusses the problems of discrimination based on something you are not responsible for such as being born black or white. Boxill uses the example of a university denying the rights of students’ admissions because their hair is parted to the right, then later states, “Suppose again for example, that a person is denied admission to law school because he parts his hair on the right side. Though he, far more easily than the black person can avoid being unfairly discriminated against, he does not thereby more easily avoid being the object, indeed, in a deeper sense, the victim, of unfair discrimination.” (463) I disagree with Boxill’s affirmative action idea because the idea of affirmative action is passing the discrimination from one race to the other.
Colors of cretin things can appear different at some situations. For example, blood as we know it is red, that color that you see through your eyes of the blood in our veins is “red” but underwater, at 30 feet underneath the surface your blood turns, or rather appears green due to the light bouncing off of it is much less than it is at the surface as mentioned in the article “Did you know that your blood is green underwater?” by Fun Facts (see Article 2). These examples got me interested from the class discussions we had and how the philosophers viewed sense perception and the kind of thought they had of
The LWC Color Guard depends on the capability of its captains and how well they can do their job as a section leader. A leader, in general, is someone who many people look to for advice, instruction, motivation, and most importantly, encouragement. This means that it is important for a leader to have the ability to make difficult decisions and do what is best for the color guard. An essential job of a leader is to guide others as well as being an example of a hard, passionate, and dedicated worker. Some qualities that are necessary for a color guard captain are compassion, character, and courage.
Humans in general, take many things for granted: life, money, security, but what about color? Usually nobody ever stops to think, “what if there was no color?” Color is seen by almost everyone so no one necessarily has to wonder what it would be like if color wasn’t there. However, philosophy professor James Landesman has provided a theory in which people learn color may really not exist. Although this seems like a shocking and even ludicrous proposal, his essay Why Nothing Has Color: Color Skepticism brings up many points that can lead anyone to doubt the existence of something so trivial.
I tried out for color guard in March of 2016. My experience with joining color guard has been one of the best decisions that I have made so far in my life. Not only has it changed me as a person, it has changed the way I look at situations. It sounds weird that an activity could change so much in my life, but it truly has. And it has made me a better person because of it.
The idea that people from majority groups think that they are not prejudiced is a concept known as colorblind ideology. This means that people who claim they are color-blind do not see “color” or race in any way. Many people in hiring positions or college admission claim to take on a color-blindness approach (Richeson and Nussbaum 2003). However, social psychologists would say that implementing the idea of colorblindness is not an effective approach. In order to help in eliminating prejudices actions and thoughts, people need to be aware about their thoughts and actions, even the ones in the subconscious. Adopting the color-blindness thought processes hinders from this progress being made. Especially since, much of the racism that occurs today is known as implicit racism or aversive racism. People from the dominant groups, when given notions about racism, think about it in an overt kind of manner. Overt racism is the idea that
Racism is a intricate, multidimensional construct that can be private and public, as well as institutional and personal. In other words, racism does not only consist of blatant racial insolence; subtle systemic racism is also alive and well. However, Americans are fixed on the notion that bigotry hasn’t been an issue since the 20th century mass lynchings. The United States’ distorted view of racism maintains the idea the country’s racial issues are behind us. In his article, “Between Colorblind and Colorconscious: Contemporary Hollywood Films and Struggles Over Racial Representation,” Jason Smith demonstrates the ways in which color blindness ineffectively addresses racial injustices within society. Although the logic behind this theory works towards a noble goal, color blind theory proposes that
When it comes to art, first thing that comes to our mind is the beauty of it; the realism, the story, the scale, or even sometimes the frame work. But what really brings all of these elements is one simple word, hue (color), with which you are able to play around with in order of changing the story and the drama of the art piece. Everybody is able to paint or draw, but the main key is how to play around with the colors in order to grab the attention of the audience.
Kandinsky, one of the first abstract painters, was heavily interested in color in art. He developed various theories and ideas on the attributes of color in art and the best way to use them in his own art. Different emotions and energy are created depending on the amount of color used in an artwork such as if one color is used versus three colors. The energy that color creates in art can also set the tone of a piece. Color can cause ones feelings of emotion to become to sleepy or stressed, happy and excited, sad and angry, energized, and so much more. Kandinsky came up with a color theory that focuses on basic points. Kandinsky chose colors such as yellow, green, blue, red and the shades of red, brown, orange, violet, white, black, and grey. He felt that yellow evoked warm, cheeky and exciting feelings. Green was a color that meant peace or stillness and an absolute absence of movement. Although these feelings could be a good feeling for most, it could eventually evoke boredom. He felt that blue was a heavenly color and the lighter it is, the more calming it becomes. If Kandinsky genuinely had a favorite color it undoubtedly was blue. He mentions that the deeper the color blue becomes, the more strongly it will call a man towards the unbounded, inciting in this man a desire for the pure the supernatural. He mention that the brighter the color blue becomes, the more it begins to lose its sound and after losing its sound it turns into a silent stillness and becomes white. Kandinsky's belief in color and the emotional connection it causes in art is evident in all of his work. The many colors in Kandinsky’s color theory have definite meaning and further show that color was much more than a tone or palette choice in art for him. Although Kandinsky was coined the Father of Abstract Expressionism, his works would be nothing without
Light is what lets you experience colour. The pigment of the retina in your eyes is sensitive to different lengths of light waves which allows you to see different colours. The wavelengths of light that humans can see are called the visible colour spectrum.
The human brain is attracted to the presence of color and it leaves a satisfying feeling when it is perceived.(The Psychology of Color—How Color Affects Human Behavior) This can be applied to an everyday society by helping to improve behavior through the spread of colorful graffiti. Color not only attracts the attention of the brain, but it also leaves a lasting impact because of its uniqueness and difference between the norm.(The Psychology of Color—How Color Affects Human Behavior)
Throughout society today, colorism and racism play a huge role in many lives. Though the similarities between the two may confused individuals, there happens to be a difference between colorism and racism. Racism is the belief that all members of each race processes certain characteristics or abilities specific to that race. Gloria Yamato says, “Racism is persuasive to the point that we take most of its manifestations for granted believing, “That’s Life” (Yamato 65). Racism can vary seeing as though you could be a specific type of racist. The four different types of racism that exist today are the “aware/blatant, the aware/covert, the unaware/unintentional, and lastly the unaware/self-righteous” (Yamato 66). Colorism is prejudice and discrimination against individuals with a darker skin tone. Colorism typically happens between individuals of the same ethnic and racial groups. In society today, colorism exists due to the accumulated experiences of racism, “which can generate questions and doubts in the minds of people of color about their place in a predominately white society” (Osajima141).
Some people may think that colorism is not an issue because everyone should be allowed to have their own opinion of beauty, and that’s true. What’s not true, is that colorism is the right way to approach society. I know colorism is an issue because we are teaching society a form of racism within our own race. America tries to be the place where everyone feels like we belong, in the land of the free, How are people supposed to feel as if they belong in a place where we are taught that one shade of black is bad, and one shade of black is good? Colorism is an issue, because we are teaching kids that they cannot be comfortable in their own skin just because there is someone lighter than them. Light skin should not be a symbol of beauty. Colorism is an issue because we are discriminating against our own race, just because we want to be the best, but what determines who is the best or not? Skin does not determine that someone is better than someone else, so yes, colorism is an issue. Colorism is an issue because people of the same race are given different jail sentences for the same exact crime. Colorism is an issue because we are teaching society that we have a preference of skin tone within an ethnic
- Walling, E (February, 8th, 2014). Color Psychology: How Color Affects Our Moods And Emotions. (January 8th, 2011) http://www.naturalnews.com/030945_color_psychology.html
When we are looked around us at our people are in our neighborhood. If we are taking notice of the people those are around our town at the mall, in church and at sporting events. What do we notice actually, people with different shaded skin tones. One thing that many Wonder Friends have noticed is that people come in all sorts of various skin tone.