Environmental colour impact upon human behaviour: a review

This paper analyses 40 previous colour studies selected from various disciplines discussing previous methods and colour effects in order to find its significant impact on humans. It reviews factors such as type of setting, method of assessment, instruments and type of colours. Secondly, it discuss h...

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Main Authors: Ab Jalil, Nurlelawati, Mohd Yunus, Rodzyah, Sheik Said, Normahdiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48039/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48039/1/48039.pdf
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Mohd Yunus, Rodzyah
Sheik Said, Normahdiah
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description This paper analyses 40 previous colour studies selected from various disciplines discussing previous methods and colour effects in order to find its significant impact on humans. It reviews factors such as type of setting, method of assessment, instruments and type of colours. Secondly, it discuss how colours or coloured environment have influence working performances; causing certain behavior; creating negative or positive perception to surroundings and task given; and influencing moods and emotions. Finally, this paper highlights the potential scientific approach in finding colour effects on human behaviour. The paper summarized factors to be included for further steps of current investigation.
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spelling upm-480392016-08-04T08:33:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48039/ Environmental colour impact upon human behaviour: a review Ab Jalil, Nurlelawati Mohd Yunus, Rodzyah Sheik Said, Normahdiah This paper analyses 40 previous colour studies selected from various disciplines discussing previous methods and colour effects in order to find its significant impact on humans. It reviews factors such as type of setting, method of assessment, instruments and type of colours. Secondly, it discuss how colours or coloured environment have influence working performances; causing certain behavior; creating negative or positive perception to surroundings and task given; and influencing moods and emotions. Finally, this paper highlights the potential scientific approach in finding colour effects on human behaviour. The paper summarized factors to be included for further steps of current investigation. Elsevier 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48039/1/48039.pdf Ab Jalil, Nurlelawati and Mohd Yunus, Rodzyah and Sheik Said, Normahdiah (2012) Environmental colour impact upon human behaviour: a review. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 35. pp. 54-62. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812003746 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.02.062
spellingShingle Ab Jalil, Nurlelawati
Mohd Yunus, Rodzyah
Sheik Said, Normahdiah
Environmental colour impact upon human behaviour: a review
title Environmental colour impact upon human behaviour: a review
title_full Environmental colour impact upon human behaviour: a review
title_fullStr Environmental colour impact upon human behaviour: a review
title_full_unstemmed Environmental colour impact upon human behaviour: a review
title_short Environmental colour impact upon human behaviour: a review
title_sort environmental colour impact upon human behaviour: a review
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48039/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48039/1/48039.pdf