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Keywords
Color--Physiological effect; Color--Psychological aspects;
Abstract
Human behavior is influenced by the environment and color is one ever present factor in the environment. Consequently, the impact of color on performance cannot be ignored. Previous research on the effect of color on a fine motor skill has not been systematic and results are inconclusive. The purpose of the present study, then, was to examine the effect of color (green, blue, red, and white) on the performance of a controlled target accuracy task (dart throwing). Based on previous literature, it was hypothesized that color would have an effect on performance. The experiment took place in the Psychomotor Behavior Laboratory in the University of Northern Iowa. The subjects' (N = 63) mean age was 21.31 (SD= 1.97) years, with a range of 19 to 30 years. The order of testing conditions, determined randomly, was green (Group A); blue (Group B); red (Group C); and white (Group D). The four conditions were assigned to subjects as they entered the laboratory for testing. The color of the target, the darts, and the experimenter's shirt were determined by the color condition for each subject. Subjects were given 6 trials for practice and 6 trials for scoring. After performance testing, subjects completed the Ishihara Color Blindness Plates (1980) for testing color perception. The distance between the center of the target and the point each dart made was measured in mm. One-way ANOVA results indicated there were no significant differences between the means of the four groups, F (3, 58) = .606, p > .05. Future research should be focused on the amount of color exposed to subjects during testing and the number of trials and/or time required for testing.
Year of Submission
2000
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Sharon Huddleston
Second Advisor
Sue Doody
Third Advisor
Nancy Hamilton
Date Original
2000
Object Description
1 PDF file (66 leaves)
Copyright
©2000 Kaori Araki
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Araki, Kaori, "The Effect of Color on a Controlled Accuracy Test" (2000). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1964.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1964
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