The influence of colour on memory performance: a review

Human cognition involves many mental processes that are highly interrelated, such as perception, attention, memory, and thinking. An important and core cognitive process is memory, which is commonly associated with the storing and remembering of environmental information. An interesting issue in mem...

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Main Authors:	Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah, Mustafar, Mohamad Faiz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013
Subjects:	BF173 Psychoanalysis H61.8 Communication of information
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29469/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29469/1/Dzulkifli_%26_Mustafar_mjms-20-2-003.pdf

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spelling	iium-294692013-03-19T12:35:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29469/ The influence of colour on memory performance: a review Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah Mustafar, Mohamad Faiz BF173 Psychoanalysis H61.8 Communication of information Human cognition involves many mental processes that are highly interrelated, such as perception, attention, memory, and thinking. An important and core cognitive process is memory, which is commonly associated with the storing and remembering of environmental information. An interesting issue in memory research is on ways to enhance memory performance, and thus, remembering of information. Can colour result in improved memory abilities? The present paper highlights the relationship between colours, attention, and memory performance. The significance of colour in different settings is presented first, followed by a description on the nature of human memory. The role of attention and emotional arousal on memory performance is discussed next. The review of several studies on colours and memory are meant to explain some empirical works done in the area and related issues that arise from such studies. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29469/1/Dzulkifli_%26_Mustafar_mjms-20-2-003.pdf Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah and Mustafar, Mohamad Faiz (2013) The influence of colour on memory performance: a review. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences , 20 (2). pp. 3-9. ISSN 1394-195X
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description	Human cognition involves many mental processes that are highly interrelated, such as perception, attention, memory, and thinking. An important and core cognitive process is memory, which is commonly associated with the storing and remembering of environmental information. An interesting issue in memory research is on ways to enhance memory performance, and thus, remembering of information. Can colour result in improved memory abilities? The present paper highlights the relationship between colours, attention, and memory performance. The significance of colour in different settings is presented first, followed by a description on the nature of human memory. The role of attention and emotional arousal on memory performance is discussed next. The review of several studies on colours and memory are meant to explain some empirical works done in the area and related issues that arise from such studies.
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author	Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah Mustafar, Mohamad Faiz
author_facet	Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah Mustafar, Mohamad Faiz
author_sort	Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah
title	The influence of colour on memory performance: a review
title_short	The influence of colour on memory performance: a review
title_full	The influence of colour on memory performance: a review
title_fullStr	The influence of colour on memory performance: a review
title_full_unstemmed	The influence of colour on memory performance: a review
title_sort	influence of colour on memory performance: a review
publisher	Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate	2013
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29469/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29469/1/Dzulkifli_%26_Mustafar_mjms-20-2-003.pdf
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The influence of colour on memory performance: a review

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