Perception of the Color Red Enhances the Force and Velocity of Motor Output
Perception of the Color Red Enhances the Force and Velocity of Motor Output
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DOI：
10.1037/a0022599
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发表时间：
2011-04-01
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影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Aarts, Henk
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作者：
Elliot, Andrew J.;Aarts, Henk
本研究考察了对红色的感知是否影响基本运动功能。先前关于颜色和运动功能的研究一直受到不明确的理论陈述的指导，并且一直受到方法问题的困扰。根据人类和非人类动物的威胁-行为联系的理论和实证工作，我们提出并测试了感知红色会增强运动输出的力量和速度的预测。实验1表明，相对于灰色（与红色的亮度相匹配），红色有助于握紧力。实验2表明，相对于灰色（在亮度上与红色匹配）和蓝色（在亮度和色度上与红色匹配），红色有利于握力和握力的速度。这些发现清楚地建立了红色和基本运动动作之间的联系，说明了在测试颜色效果时严格的实验方法的重要性，并强调了关注颜色的功能和美学价值的必要性。
The present research examined whether perception of the color red influences basic motor functioning. Prier research on color and motor functioning has been guided by ill-defined theoretical statements, and has been plagued by methodological problems. Drawing on theoretical and empirical work on the threat-behavior link in human and nonhuman animals, we proposed and tested the prediction that perceiving red enhances the force and velocity of motor output. Experiment I demonstrated that red, relative to gray (matched to red on lightness), facilitates pinchgrip force. Experiment 2 demonstrated that red, relative to gray (matched to red on lightness) and blue (matched to red on lightness and chroma) facilitates handgrip force and the velocity of that force. These findings clearly establish a link between red and basic motor action, illustrate the importance of rigorous experimental methods when testing color effects, and highlight the need to attend to the functional, as well as aesthetic, value of color.