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Differential binding of colors to objects in memory: red and yellow stick better than blue and green

URN to cite this document:
urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-314177
DOI to cite this document:
10.5283/epub.31417
Kuhbandner, Christof ; Spitzer, Bernhard ; Lichtenfeld, Stephanie ; Perkun, Reinhard
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Abstract

Both evolutionary considerations and recent research suggest that the color red serves as a signal indicating an object’s importance. However, until now, there is no evidence that this signaling function of red is also reflected in human memory. To examine the effect of red on memory, we conducted four experiments in which we presented objects colored in four different colors (red, green, blue, ...

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