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Schoening, Gerald T. – 1986
A study examined the expectation that videotaped male models would be rated similarly to ratings previously found in research literature for red, blue, and monotone hues, and high, medium, and low levels of color saturation. Using a Graeco-Latin Square design, the ratings of 147 subjects (communications students at the University of Utah) were…
Descriptors: College Students, Color, Graphic Arts, Higher Education
Heibeck, Tracy H.; And Others – 1985
Children may be able to gain partial information about the meaning of a word from clues, such as how it is used in a sentence and what words it is contrasted with. This strategy, known as "fast mapping," may provide a very useful first step in language learning. One question which arises from studies of fast mapping is whether fast…
Descriptors: Child Language, Color, Comprehension, Concept Formation
Prinzmetal, William; And Others – 1985
This work investigates, first, whether the integration of color and shape information is affected by attending to the stimulus location, and second, whether attending to a stimulus location enhances the perceptual representation of the stimulus or merely affects decision processes. In three experiments, subjects were briefly presented with colored…
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Processes, Color, Cues
Clemons, Frankie; Wall, Larry – 1983
A study examined the influence of the color of an individual's clothing and hair on the feelings and attitudes of others. Subjects, 246 college students, were shown 20 slides, one at a time, and asked to answer 15 questions for each slide. The slides were of four magazine models, two male, two female, with one blonde and one brunette of each sex.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Clothing, College Students, Color
Ashley, Warren H. – Nation's Schools, 1974
A school architect offers planning guidelines for utilitarian, good-looking interior environments. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Furniture, Color Planning, Educational Facilities
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Sinson, Janice; Wetherick, N. E. – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1973
Descriptors: Color Planning, Discrimination Learning, Downs Syndrome, Drafting
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Lamberski, Richard J.; Roberts, Dennis M. – 1979
The purpose of this study was to compute and analyze descriptive indices of efficiency assessing the relative effectiveness of a verbal and visual color code applied to self-paced learning and testing materials. The sample consisted of 176 college subjects randomly assigned to one of four treatment conditions receiving black/white (B) or color…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, College Students, Color, Educational Media
Asay, Calvin S.; Schneider, Edward W. – 1974
The question studied whether the specific seven TICCIT system colors used within color coding schemes can be a source of confusion, or not seen at all, by the color-blind segment of target populations. Subjects were 11 color-blind and three normally sighted students at Brigham Young University. After a preliminary training exercise to acquaint the…
Descriptors: Color, Computer Assisted Instruction, Display Systems, Educational Research
Sexton, Donna J.; And Others – 1974
The purpose of the study was to experimentally determine if the attribution of positive or negative social values is associated with particular colors. The subjects were 76 four-and five-year old females drawn from six privately owned kindergartens and nurseries. The children were randomly assigned to one of two groups. In the control group, color…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Childhood Attitudes, Color, Cultural Influences
Mobil Finishes Co., Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1962
THE AIM OF THIS MANUAL PREPARED FOR ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS IS TO PROVIDE FOR COLOR PLANNING IN HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS AND ALTHOUGH APPROPRIATE FOR THE SELECTION OF ALL INTERIOR SURFACE MATERIALS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION. IN SCHOOL, AND INDIVIDUAL'S EXPOSURE TO DECORATION IS REPEATED DAILY FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF ATTEND AT LEAST FOR THE SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Building Design, Color Planning, Design Requirements, Environmental Influences
Genensky, S. M.; And Others – 1975
The fourth in a series of Rand reports on information transfer problems of the partially sighted reviews earlier reports and describes an experimental secretarial closed circuit TV (CCTV) system which enables the partially sighted to type from a printed or handwritten manuscript. Discussed are experiments using a pseudocolor system to determine…
Descriptors: Color, Electromechanical Aids, Exceptional Child Research, Low Vision Aids
Hopkinson, R. G. – 1963
The author coordinates the many diverse branches of knowledge which have dealt with the field of lighting--physiology, psychology, engineering, physics, and architectural design. Part I, "The Elements of Architectural Physics", discusses the physiological aspects of lighting, visual performance, lighting design, calculations and measurements of…
Descriptors: Architecture, Color, Contrast, Environmental Research
Bakony, Edward – 1974
A study of symbolism in feature films reveals how the symbolism employed by film makers can serve as a bridge between feeling and thought, and between aesthetics and cognition. What individuals read from and learn through a symbol varies with what they bring to it. The filmmaker's symbolims must be universal and not private. However, symbolism in…
Descriptors: Characterization, Color, Communication (Thought Transfer), Figurative Language
Hayes, Kevin G. – 1974
A research study investigated the effects of three design variables upon user evaluations of printed materials. Three handouts dealing with refrigeration, household pests, and germs were distributed to aides and low-income families participating in the Expanded Nutrition Education Program; these materials varied with respect to type size, presence…
Descriptors: Color, Design, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Media
Baddeley, W. Hugh – 1970
The means and methods of producing factual films are dealt with step-by-step from the initial idea to making and distributing the final release prints. The author describes preparing a script; breaking the script down to shooting sequences; budgeting for everything from materials to insurance; preliminary planning for actors, commentators,…
Descriptors: Animation, Budgeting, Color, Documentaries
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