Blue-seven phenomenon
The blue-seven phenomenon refers to a social phenomenon where a purported statistical majority of people in the US choose the color blue and number seven when asked to randomly select a color and a single digit number. The cause of the cognitive bias is not understood,[1][2][3][4] though it has been posited that both colors and numbers are imbued with layers of significance.[5]
The existence of the phenomenon has been disputed.[6][7] Outside of the US, these preferences may not hold.[8][9]. In other countries, differences occur, particularly in Northern Ireland where a noted bias of Green and Eight makes it a Green-Eight phenomenon.[citation needed]}
References[edit]
- ^ Benel, Russell A. (January 1976). "The "Blue-Seven Phenomenon" or the "Blue, Seven, … Phenomena"?". The Journal of General Psychology. 94 (1): 145–146. doi:10.1080/00221309.1976.9711600.
- ^ Saito, Miho (October 1999). ""Blue and Seven Phenomena" among Japanese Students". Perceptual and Motor Skills. 89 (2): 532–536. doi:10.2466/pms.1999.89.2.532.
- ^ Richard C Boutwell; Patrice Fennell (Oct 1, 1974). "Investigation and theoretical consideration of the "blue-seven" phenomenon". The Journal of General Psychology. 91: 301–302.
- ^ Simon, William E. (October 1971). "Number and Color Responses of Some College Students: Preliminary Evidence for a "Blue Seven Phenomenon"". Perceptual and Motor Skills. 33 (2): 373–374. doi:10.2466/pms.1971.33.2.373.
- ^ Christenfeld, Nicholas (Jan 1995). "Choices from Identical Options". Psychological Science. 6 (1). JSTOR 40062876.
- ^ Trueman, John (July 1979). "Existence and Robustness of the Blue and Seven Phenomena". The Journal of General Psychology. 101 (1): 23–26. doi:10.1080/00221309.1979.9920057.
- ^ Knowles, Philip L. (October 1977). "The "Blue Seven" is Not a Phenomenon". Perceptual and Motor Skills. 45 (2): 648–650. doi:10.2466/pms.1977.45.2.648.
- ^ Wiegersma, Sjoerd; Van Der Elst, Gerard (February 1988). ""Blue Phenomenon": Spontaneity or Preference?". Perceptual and Motor Skills. 66 (1): 308–310. doi:10.2466/pms.1988.66.1.308.
- ^ Letzter, Rafi (Aug 12, 2016). "Billions of people have the same favorite color and number, and scientists don't know why". Business Insider.
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