ND-0366 · 2009 · Other
Blue or Red? Exploring the Effect of Color on Cognitive Task Performances
Mehta, Zhu. Science. 2009.
doi.org/10.1126/science.1169144 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Red helped detail tasks and blue helped creative tasks.
Limitations
Tested on screens, not rooms. Replication problems recalled from memory, so check them.
Design questions and applications
Tentatively match colour to the task.
Field
Colour and stimulation
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card mehta-2009-blue-red) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.