The effect of colour on children's cognitive performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9615337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alice Brooker (University of Sussex UK), Anna Franklin (0000-0003-2201-4377, University of Sussex UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 241-255 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/bjep.12101 |
| PMID | 26699452 |
| OpenAlex | W2233220926 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 37 |
BACKGROUND: The presence of red appears to hamper adults' cognitive performance relative to other colours (see Elliot & Maier, 2014, Ann. Rev. Psychol. 65, 95). AIMS AND SAMPLE: Here, we investigate whether colour affects cognitive performance in 8- and 9-year-olds. METHOD: Children completed a battery of tasks once in the presence of a coloured screen that was one of eight colours and once in the presence of a grey screen. Performance was assessed for each colour relative to the grey baseline, and differences across colours were compared. RESULTS: We find a significant difference in performance across colours, with significantly worse performance in the presence of red than grey. The effect of colour did not significantly interact with task. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that colour can affect children's cognitive performance and that there is a detrimental effect of red. Findings are related to the adult literature and implications for educational contexts are discussed
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |