Do you find any similarities or differences in the colors listed below? First, categorize the following 12 colors into groups, and state the rationale of your categorization.
Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Violet, White, Yellow
Category 1: brown, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow
Rationale: warm colors
Category 2: blue, green, purple, violet
Rationale: cool colors
Category 3: black, gray, white
Rationale: pigments
Write emotion words which you will associate with each of the following colors.
1. Black: neutrality 7. Pink: annoyance, mild irritation
2. Blue: happiness, calm, healing 8. Purple: happiness
3. Brown: disgust 9. Red: “good” anger i.e. passion to end injustice
4. Gray: sadness, anhedonia 10. Violet: energy, happiness
5. Green: neutral, peace, reassurance 11. White: contempt
6. Orange: surprise 12. Yellow: fear, “bad” anger
Did you find any association between your categorization in (1) and the results of (2)?
I seem to associate cool colors with positive emotions and warm colors with negative emotions.
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