Color Psychology: Effects of Perceiving Color on Psychological Functioning in Humans

Andrew J. Elliot; Markus A. Maier

doi:10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115035

journal article Jan 03, 2014

Color Psychology: Effects of Perceiving Color on Psychological Functioning in Humans

Andrew J. Elliot Markus A. Maier

Annual Review of Psychology Vol. 65 No. 1 pp. 95-120 · Annual Reviews

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Published: Jan 03, 2014
Vol/Issue: 65(1)
Pages: 95-120

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Andrew J. Elliot

1Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627; email: andye@psych.rochester.edu

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Markus A. Maier

2Department of Psychology, University of Munich, Munich 80802, Germany; email: markus.maier@psy.lmu.de

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Andrew J. Elliot, Markus A. Maier (2014). Color Psychology: Effects of Perceiving Color on Psychological Functioning in Humans. Annual Review of Psychology, 65(1), 95-120. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115035

Color Psychology: Effects of Perceiving Color on Psychological Functioning in Humans

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