Color and psychological functioning: a review of theoretical and empirical work
Elliot reviews a decade of research on colour and psychological functioning and spends most of the article on its weaknesses. He records that important advances have been made in both theoretical and empirical work, and that important weaknesses exist in both areas which must be addressed for the literature to develop. Each half of the review begins with historical background and recent advances and proceeds to an evaluation focused on those weaknesses, offered as guidelines for future research. The conclusion is the sentence worth carrying: the literature on colour and psychological functioning is at a nascent stage of development, and the author recommends patience and prudence regarding conclusions about theory, findings, and real-world application. It is written by the researcher who founded the field, has been public for a decade, and is absent from the commercial material that cites his work.
Elliot reviews a decade of research on colour and psychological functioning and spends most of the article on its weaknesses. He records that important advances have been made in both theoretical and empirical work, and that important weaknesses exist in both areas which must be addressed for the literature to develop. Each half of the review begins with historical background and recent advances and proceeds to an evaluation focused on those weaknesses, offered as guidelines for future research. The conclusion is the sentence worth carrying: the literature on colour and psychological functioning is at a nascent stage of development, and the author recommends patience and prudence regarding conclusions about theory, findings, and real-world application. It is written by the researcher who founded the field, has been public for a decade, and is absent from the commercial material that cites his work.
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6, 368. Concludes that the literature is at a nascent stage of development and recommends patience and prudence regarding conclusions about theory, findings and real-world application. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00368
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00368