Color psychology: Effects of perceiving color on psychological functioning in humans

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 95-120

  Elliot, Andrew J ^a   Maier, Markus A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achievement; Attraction; Consumer; Food; Hue

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; ESTHETICS; FOOD; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACHIEVEMENT; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; COGNITION; COLOR PERCEPTION; ESTHETICS; FOOD; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 84890867693     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: 15452085     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115035     Document Type: Review

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