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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Dianne
dc.contributor.authorAL-Ayash, Aseel Abdulsalam Abdulrahman
dc.contributor.authorKane, Robert
dc.contributor.authorGreen-Armytage, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:51:11Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:51:11Z
dc.date.created2016-02-18T19:30:19Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationAL-Ayash, A. and Kane, R. and Smith, D. and Green-Armytage, P. 2015. The influence of color on student emotion, heart rate, and performance in learning environments. Color Research & Application. Color Research & Application. 41 (2): pp. 196-205.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6179
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/col.21949
dc.description.abstract

In this study, six colors (vivid red, vivid blue, vivid yellow, pale red, pale blue, and pale yellow†) were manipulated in a simulated study environment to determine their effects on university students' learning performance, emotions, and heart rate. It was hypothesized that learning, physiological and emotional states would be affected by different colors in private study spaces. A total of 24 undergraduate and postgraduate students participated in this study. The dependent variables were reading task performance, emotional responses, and changes in heart rate. The results showed that, although participants assessed the situation as relaxed, calm, and pleasant in the pale color conditions, reading scores were significantly higher in the vivid color conditions. Heart rates were significantly affected by hue; they increased in the red and yellow conditions. In addition, the results suggested that, regardless of the degree of whiteness, the hue had a significant impact on participants' emotions; blue increased relaxation and calmness feelings of participants compared to the other colors. Implications of these findings and suggestions for further research are discussed.

dc.titleThe influence of color on student emotion, heart rate, and performance in learning environments. Color Research & Application
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume41
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage196
dcterms.source.endPage205
dcterms.source.titleColor Research & Application
curtin.departmentDept of Architecture and Interior Architecture
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