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Blue or Red? Exploring the Effect of Color on Cognitive Task Performances

Ravi Mehta, Rui (Juliet) Zhu

Science, 2009. DOI 10.1126/science.1169144

Has this study been replicated?

The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 failed. The earliest on record is from 2013.

Replications

• Failure to replicate the Mehta and Zhu (2009) color-priming effect on anagram solution times, Steele (2013). Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. Outcome recorded: failed. The results did not show the Mehta and Zhu color-priming effects, even though statistical power was sufficient to detect the effect. The results call into question the existence of their color-priming effect on the solution of anagrams. Read from abstract. View paper

Cite this record

Mehta, R., & Zhu, R. (. (2009). Blue or Red? Exploring the Effect of Color on Cognitive Task Performances. Science, 323(5918), 1226–1229. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1169144

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