Exploring Categorical Colors
Year: 2024
Type: preprint
Abstract: Language often uses categorical values (e.g., red, pink) when science provides continuous values (e.g,. rgb[255,0,0], rgb[255,0,125]). I presented participants with colors across a red (rgb[255,0,0]), purple (rgb[255,0,255]), and blue (rgb[0,0,255]) spectrum and explored whether remembered colors were assimilated towards prototypical colors (red, pink, purple, blue). This was the case for different shades of pink but it is uncertain whether this was due to the categoryhypothesis being correct, computer screens being unable to present colors correctly, or other reasons. The study’s code and data are available online (https://osf.io/86zv9/).
Author: Lukas Röseler
Institution: University of Münster
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4399738503