Color preferences are not universal

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1015-1027

  Taylor, Chloe ^a   Clifford, Alexandra ^a   Franklin, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Color; Cross cultural; Preference; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR; COLOR VISION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAMIBIA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ENGLAND; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NAMIBIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84887920336     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030273     Document Type: Article

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