In the meantime, I have come up with a few set questions and am preparing more in varying degrees of subtlety to ask if I want to incorporate the double blind experiment as well. In addition, there are already assumptions about different colors and what emotions or reactions they can result in. However through this experiment I would like to expand it to refer to clothing and since much of this is assumption and not based on evidence (because this is extremely difficult to accurately study I'm finding), I aim to find more solid proof.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
20 Time Blog #2: More Research...
When doing research about emotions or human reactions, it often begins with figuring out what portion of the brain this reaction occurs in. I've found that since the hippocampus deals with long term memory, a person's subconscious reaction to color is most likely due to what a person can recall in his or her memory about what experiences or events were connected with that color. However, Mr.Orre gave a comment on my previous post about looking into blind and double blind studies. I knew I already wanted to use the likert scale for the questionnaire but the double blind study seems to fit well as well. Although it seems like it would be useful for making my results more accurate, I am struggling with finding a way with having the participant and the experimenter not know who belongs to the test group and who belongs to the control group. I could try having both wear colored shirts but the colored shirts and the questions would give away the subject of the experiment.
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Your project sounds so interesting! The color yellow is not used as much yet so common! It really would be cool and fascinating if you included blind and double blind studies. I would love to see your end results and I can't wait for more updates.
ReplyDeleteI really like where you are trying to go with this study. I totally understand when you can't find the "solid Proof" that you want. Your project sounds really interesting, if you are struggling to find the proof, talk maybe talk to Mr, Orre as he can probably help you find a solution. I also like how you are thinking and trying to plan out your experiments. I cant wait to see the final results.
ReplyDeleteThe idea is really unique- I haven't heard of many studies regarding colors and impressions. Perhaps you could act as the intermediate between the questioner and the questionee when needed?
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