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| Published: March 25, 2016
Colors and Its Significance
Senior Resident (Psychiatrist), Dept of Psychiatry, DIMHANS, Dharwad, Karnataka Google Scholar More about the auther
Clinical Psychologist, Dept of Psychology, DIMHANS, Dharwad, Karnataka Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.126/20160302
DOI: 10.25215/0302.126
ABSTRACT
Color is a meaningful constant for sighted people and it’s a powerful psychological tool. Attention is captured subconsciously for color before people can consciously attend to something. Color psychology is the study of hues as a determinant of human behavior. By using color psychology, you can send a positive or negative message, encourage sales, calm a crowd, or make an athlete pump iron harder. Color therapy is also known as chromotherapy, color therapy, colorology or cromatherapy. In this chapter it gives meanings of various colors, what colors means, how do they affect mood and personality of person. It gives an account of what color psychology is, and uses of color psychology in treating illness as well its use in marketing business.
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© 2016 I M Tavaragi, C Sushma
Received: January 04, 2016; Revision Received: February 22, 2016; Accepted: March 25, 2016
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.126/20160302
10.25215/0302.126
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Published in Volume 03, Issue 2, January-March, 2016