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Color Psychology and Color Studies (human and animal) 1. Red Signals Dominance in Male Rhesus Macaques, Sara A. Khan, William J. Levine, Seth D. Dobson and Jerald D. Kralik, Psychological Science, Vol. 22, No. 8 (AUGUST 2011) pp. 1001-1003, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25835492 2. No Effect of Blue on Winning Contests in Judo, Peter D. Dijkstra and Paul T. Y. Preenen, Proceedings: Biological Sciences, Vol. 275, No. 1639 (May 22, 2008) pp. 1157-1162, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25249634. 3. Color naming deficits and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A retinal dopaminergic hypothesis 4. Colour perception in ADHD 5. Cognition and control in schizophrenia: a computational model of dopamine and prefrontal function 6. Color perception deficits in co-existing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and chronic tic disorders 7. Executive function and ADHD: a comparison of children's performance during neuropsychological testing and real-world activities 8. Taking your color temperature 9. Neural Responses to the Human Color Preference for Assessment of eco-friendliness: A functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study 10. A Quantitative Study On Chromotherapy 11. Yang, Jiale, So Kanazawa, and Masami K. Yamaguchi. "Can Infants Tell The Difference Between Gold And Yellow?." Plos ONE 8.6 (2013): 1-5. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=88910302&site=ehost-live 12. Lewis, David E., Joel Pearson, and Sieu K. Khuu. "The Color “Fruit”: Object Memories Defined By Color." Plos ONE 8.5 (2013): 1-8. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=88377182&site=ehost-live 13. Cropper, Simon J., Jessica G. S. Kvansakul, and Daniel R. Little. "The Categorisation Of Non-Categorical Colours: A Novel Paradigm In Colour Perception." Plos ONE 8.3 (2013): 1-21. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=87681749&site=ehost-live

Search engines include Open Directory, Wiki External Links, EBSCO, JSTOR and LAPL databasesPage 1 Color Psychology 14. Wuerger, Sophie. "Colour Constancy Across The Life Span: Evidence For Compensatory Mechanisms." Plos ONE 8.5 (2013): 1-9. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=88376308&site=ehost-live 15. Lakens, Daniël. "Orange As A Perceptual Representation Of The Dutch Nation: Effects On Perceived National Identification And Color Evaluation." European Journal Of Social Psychology 41.7 (2011): 924-929. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=67365766&site=ehost-live 16. Ippeita Dan, et al. "Memory Color Effect Induced By Familiarity Of Brand Logos." Plos ONE 8.7 (2013): 1-8. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=89627408&site=ehost-live 17. Harlene Hayne, et al. "Does Children's Colour Use Reflect The Emotional Content Of Their Drawings?." Infant & Child Development 21.2 (2012): 198-215. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=72367008&site=ehost-live 18. KILINÇ, NURGÜL. "Clothing Color Preferences Of Boys And Girls Aged Between Six And Nine." Social Behavior & Personality: An International Journal 39.10 (2011): 1359-1366. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=67417582&site=ehost-live 19. Twick, Moran, and Asher Cohen. "Flexibility Over Automaticity: Separable Representations For Colours And Words." Visual Cognition 19.3 (2011): 392-414. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=59131336&site=ehost-live 20. Guéguen, Nicolas. "The Sweet Color Of An Implicit Request: Women's Hair Color And Spontaneous Helping Behavior." Social Behavior & Personality: An International Journal 40.7 (2012): 1099-1102. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=78363085&site=ehost-live 21. Cunningham, Sheila J., and C. Neil Macrae. "The Colour Of Gender Stereotyping." British Journal Of Psychology 102.3 (2011): 598-614. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=66591643&site=ehost-live 22. Benjamin M. Wilkowski, et al. "Color In Context: Psychological Context Moderates The Influence Of Red On Approach- And Avoidance-Motivated Behavior." Plos ONE 7.7 (2012): 1-5. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=79784649&site=ehost-live 23. Dora Fix Ventura, et al. "Color Discrimination In The Tufted Capuchin Monkey, Sapajus Spp." Plos ONE 8.4 (2013): 1-9. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=87679033&site=ehost-live 24. Fruhholz, Sascha, Sina A. Trautmann-Lengsfeld, and Manfred Herrmann. "Contextual Interference Processing During Fast Categorisations Of Facial Expressions." Cognition & Emotion 25.6 (2011): 1045-1073. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=65216968&site=ehost-live 25. Agrillo, Christian, and Debi Roberson. "Colour Language And Colour Cognition: Brown And Lenneberg Revisited." Visual Cognition 17.3 (2009): 412-430. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=37185859&site=ehost-live 26. Karl Magnus Petersson, et al. "The Influence Of Color Information On The Recognition Of Color Diagnostic And Noncolor Diagnostic Objects." Journal Of General Psychology 138.1 (2011): 49-65. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=56851916&site=ehost-live 27. Wilkinson, Krista M., and Julie Snell. "Facilitating Children's Ability To Distinguish Symbols For Emotions: The Effects Of Background Color Cues And Spatial Arrangement Of Symbols On Accuracy And Speed Of Search." American Journal Of Speech-Language Pathology 20.4 (2011): 288-301. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=67267114&site=ehost-live 28. TANAKA, AYUMI, and YUKI TOKUNO. "The Effect Of The Color Red On Avoidance Motivation." Social Behavior & Personality: An International Journal 39.2 (2011): 287-288. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=59694480&site=ehost-live

Search engines include Open Directory, Wiki External Links, EBSCO, JSTOR and LAPL databasesPage 2 Color Psychology 29. Mitterer, Holger, and Jan Peter de Ruiter. "Recalibrating Color Categories Using World Knowledge." Psychological Science (Wiley-Blackwell) 19.7 (2008): 629-634. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34186870&site=ehost-live 30. LoBue, Vanessa, and Judy S. DeLoache. "Pretty In Pink: The Early Development Of Gender-Stereotyped Colour Preferences." British Journal Of Developmental Psychology 29.3 (2011): 656-667. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=66589032&site=ehost-live 31. Mika Koivisto, et al. "Unconscious And Conscious Processing Of Color Rely On Activity In Early Visual Cortex: A TMS Study." Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 24.4 (2012): 819-829. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=73030739&site=ehost-live 32. Vierck, Esther, and Jeff Miller. "Distraction By Color And Its Electrophysiological Correlates." Psychophysiology 46.3 (2009): 593-606. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=37345342&site=ehost-live 33. Julia P. Grimm, et al. "Feeling Bad: The Different Colors Of Remorse." Journal Of Psychology & Christianity 30.1 (2011): 51-69. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=60839582&site=ehost-live 34. Nemes, V. A., N. R. A. Parry, and D. J. McKeefry. "A Behavioural Investigation Of Human Visual Short Term Memory For Colour." Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics 30.5 (2010): 594-601. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=53074157&site=ehost-live 35. Peter J Whorwell, et al. "The Manchester Color Wheel: Development Of A Novel Way Of Identifying Color Choice And Its Validation In Healthy, Anxious And Depressed Individuals." BMC Medical Research Methodology 10.(2010): 1- 13. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=48577354&site=ehost-live 36. Elliot, Andrew J., and Markus A. Maier. "Color And Psychological Functioning." Current Directions In Psychological Science (Wiley-Blackwell) 16.5 (2007): 250-254. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=26771075&site=ehost-live

Color Naming 1. Wilkinson, Krista M., and Julie Snell. "Facilitating Children's Ability To Distinguish Symbols For Emotions: The Effects Of Background Color Cues And Spatial Arrangement Of Symbols On Accuracy And Speed Of Search." American Journal Of Speech-Language Pathology 20.4 (2011): 288-301. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=67267114&site=ehost-live 2. Tae Yong Kim, et al. "A Facial Color Transition Model To Express Character Emotion." IETE Journal Of Research 57.2 (2011): 156-164. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=61263086&site=ehost-live 3. Hofelich, Alicia J., and Stephanie D. Preston. "The Meaning In Empathy: Distinguishing Conceptual Encoding From Facial Mimicry, Trait Empathy, And Attention To Emotion." Cognition & Emotion 26.1 (2012): 119-128. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=69732580&site=ehost-live 4. Cothran, D. Lisa, and Randy Larsen. "Comparison Of Inhibition In Two Timed Reaction Tasks: The Color And Emotion Stroop Tasks." Journal Of Psychology 142.4 (2008): 373-385. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34043166&site=ehost-live 5. Harlene Hayne, et al. "Does Children's Colour Use Reflect The Emotional Content Of Their Drawings?." Infant & Child Development 21.2 (2012): 198-215. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=72367008&site=ehost-live 6. Altarriba, Jeanette, and Dana M. Basnight-Brown. "The Acquisition Of Concrete, Abstract, And Emotion Words In A Second Language." International Journal Of Bilingualism 16.4 (2012): 446-452. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=83636829&site=ehost-live

Search engines include Open Directory, Wiki External Links, EBSCO, JSTOR and LAPL databasesPage 3 Color Psychology 7. Fruhholz, Sascha, Sina A. Trautmann-Lengsfeld, and Manfred Herrmann. "Contextual Interference Processing During Fast Categorisations Of Facial Expressions." Cognition & Emotion 25.6 (2011): 1045-1073. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=65216968&site=ehost-live 8. Zhang, Qian, Zhong Jing-Xia, and Zhang Da-Jun. "Does Violent Movie Exposure Affect Aggressive Cognition Of Chinese Adolescents? Evidences From A Modified STROOP Task." International Journal Of Psychological Studies 5.2 (2013): 11-18. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=88359352&site=ehost-live 9. Nortje, Alicia, and Colin Tredoux. "Red, Green, Blue, Red, Argh! A Missing Shift In Processing: The Stroop Task Does Not Affect Facial Recognition." South African Journal Of Psychology 42.3 (2012): 423-433. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=79962082&site=ehost-live 10. Timothy L. Hodgson, et al. "Facilitating Goal-Oriented Behaviour In The Stroop Task: When Executive Control Is Influenced By Automatic Processing." Plos ONE 7.10 (2012): 1-4. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=83523234&site=ehost-live

Stroop Effect (Stroop Testing) 1. Stroop, John Ridley (1935). "Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions". Journal of Experimental Psychology 18 (6): 643–662. doi:10.1037/h0054651. Retrieved 2008-10-08. 2. Jensen AR, Rohwer WD (1966). "The Stroop color-word test: a review". Acta psychologica 25 (1): 36– 93. doi:10.1016/0001-6918(66)90004-7. PMID 5328883. 3. van Maanen L, van Rijn H, Borst JP (December 2009). "Stroop and picture-word interference are two sides of the same coin". Psychon Bull Rev 16 (6): 987–99. doi:10.3758/PBR.16.6.987. PMID 19966248. 4. Lansbergen MM, Kenemans JL, van Engeland H (March 2007). "Stroop interference and attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a review and meta-analysis". Neuropsychology 21 (2): 251–62. doi:10.1037/0894-4105.21.2.251. PMID 17402825. 5. Ovaysikia S, Tahir KA, Chan JL and DeSouza JFX (january 2011). "Word wins over face: emotional Stroop effect activates the frontal cortical network". Front. Hum. Neurosci. 4: 234. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2010.00234. PMC 3020489. PMID 21258644. 6. MacLeod CM, MacDonald PA (October 2000). "Interdimensional interference in the Stroop effect: uncovering the cognitive and neural anatomy of attention". Trends Cogn. Sci. (Regul. Ed.) 4 (10): 383–391. doi:10.1016/S1364-6613(00)01530-8. PMID 11025281. 7. Rosselli M, Ardila A, Santisi MN, et al. (September 2002). "Stroop effect in Spanish-English bilinguals". Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS 8 (6): 819–27. doi:10.1017/S1355617702860106. PMID 12240746. 8. Williams JM, Mathews A, MacLeod C (July 1996). "The emotional Stroop task and psychopathology". Psychol Bull 120 (1): 3–24. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.120.1.3. PMID 8711015. 9. Kimble MO, Frueh BC, Marks L (June 2009). "Does the modified Stroop effect exist in PTSD? Evidence from dissertation abstracts and the peer reviewed literature". J Anxiety Disord 23 (5): 650–5. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.02.002. PMC 2844871. PMID 19272751. 10. Waters AJ, Sayette MA, Franken IH, Schwartz JE (June 2005). "Generalizability of carry-over effects in the emotional Stroop task". Behav Res Ther 43 (6): 715–32. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2004.06.003. PMID 15890165.

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Chromotherapy 1. "Light Therapy". American Cancer Society. 14 April 2011. Retrieved September 2013. 2. Azeemi, Y; Raza SM (2005). "A Critical Analysis of Chromotherapy and Its Scientific Evolution". Evidence-Based Complementary Alternative Medicine 2 (4): 481–488. doi:10.1093/ecam/neh137. PMC 1297510. PMID 16322805. 3. Pancoast, Seth (1877). Blue and Red Light: Or, Light and Its Rays as Medicine; Showing that Light is the Original and Sole Source of Life, as it is the Source of All the Physical and Vital Forces in Nature; and that Light is Nature's Own and Only Remedy for Disease ... Together with a Chapter on Light in the Vegetable Kingdom. Philadelphia: J. M. Stoddart & Company. p. 312. Retrieved 2013-06-03. 4. Gruson, L (1982-10-19). "Color has a powerful effect on behavior, researchers assert". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 5. van Wagner, K. "Color Psychology: How Colors Impact Moods, Feelings, and Behaviors". About.com. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 6. Cocilovo, A (1999). "Colored light therapy: overview of its history, theory, recent developments and clinical applications combined with acupuncture.". Am J Acupunct 27 (1-2): 71–83. PMID 10513100. 7. Croke, Manohar (June, 2002). "Esogetic Colorpuncture: A Complete Aculight Therapy System for Body, Mind and Spirit". Acupuncture Today. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 8. Phipps, Gavin (Gavin Phipps). "Working a colorful cure". The Taipei Times. Retrieved 2009-09- 15.

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