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color psychology
Red colors subtly kill your performance on tests.
A 2007 study by Elliot et al. in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General found that viewing the color red before an exam can result in statistically significant performance decrements, but these are small in magnitude, not a 20% reduction.
The research identified a negative effect on performance, but the actual impact is a modest, incremental decrease in test scores, not a 20% decline.
The color of your grading pen changes your brain's ability to solve problems.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Elliot et al., 2007, Journal of Experimental Psychology
- What the check found
- While the 2007 study by Elliot et al. exists and confirms that exposure to the color red can negatively influence performance, the 20% magnitude is a massive distortion of the actual finding.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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