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The Effect of Red and Blue on Gross and Fine Motor Tasks: Confirming the Inverted-U Hypothesis

Previous studies have shown that the color red can affect basic motor functioning. However, these studies utilized simple gross motor tasks rather than those assessing complex fine motor skills. Moreover, these empirical studies were theoretically based on the threat–behavior link in human and non-h...

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Autores principales: Hong, Xiaobin, Xu, Aiai, Shi, Yan, Geng, Lu, Zou, Rong, Guo, Yuanbing
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8770271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35069324
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.744913
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author Hong, Xiaobin
Xu, Aiai
Shi, Yan
Geng, Lu
Zou, Rong
Guo, Yuanbing
author_facet Hong, Xiaobin
Xu, Aiai
Shi, Yan
Geng, Lu
Zou, Rong
Guo, Yuanbing
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description Previous studies have shown that the color red can affect basic motor functioning. However, these studies utilized simple gross motor tasks rather than those assessing complex fine motor skills. Moreover, these empirical studies were theoretically based on the threat–behavior link in human and non-human animals, and neglected the relationship between arousal and motor performance. According to the Yerkes–Dodson law and the inverted-U hypothesis in sport psychology, for simple motor tasks, high arousal (associated with the color red) is more advantageous than low arousal (associated with the color blue); for complex motor tasks, low arousal (blue color) is more advantageous than high arousal (red color). The current research examined the effect of color on different kinds of motor skills (fine motor and gross motor) based on the inverted U-hypothesis. In Experiment 1, we examined the effect of red and blue on dart-throwing performance, whereas in Experiment 2, we examined the effect of red and blue on grip strength performance. The results showed that performance of fine motor skill (dart-throwing) in the blue condition was better than in the red condition, and performance of gross motor skill (handgrip) in the red context was better than in the blue context. These results indicate that the type of motor skill assessed moderates the influence of red and blue on motor performance.
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spelling pubmed-87702712022-01-21 The Effect of Red and Blue on Gross and Fine Motor Tasks: Confirming the Inverted-U Hypothesis Hong, Xiaobin Xu, Aiai Shi, Yan Geng, Lu Zou, Rong Guo, Yuanbing Front Psychol Psychology Previous studies have shown that the color red can affect basic motor functioning. However, these studies utilized simple gross motor tasks rather than those assessing complex fine motor skills. Moreover, these empirical studies were theoretically based on the threat–behavior link in human and non-human animals, and neglected the relationship between arousal and motor performance. According to the Yerkes–Dodson law and the inverted-U hypothesis in sport psychology, for simple motor tasks, high arousal (associated with the color red) is more advantageous than low arousal (associated with the color blue); for complex motor tasks, low arousal (blue color) is more advantageous than high arousal (red color). The current research examined the effect of color on different kinds of motor skills (fine motor and gross motor) based on the inverted U-hypothesis. In Experiment 1, we examined the effect of red and blue on dart-throwing performance, whereas in Experiment 2, we examined the effect of red and blue on grip strength performance. The results showed that performance of fine motor skill (dart-throwing) in the blue condition was better than in the red condition, and performance of gross motor skill (handgrip) in the red context was better than in the blue context. These results indicate that the type of motor skill assessed moderates the influence of red and blue on motor performance. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8770271/ /pubmed/35069324 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.744913 Text en Copyright © 2022 Hong, Xu, Shi, Geng, Zou and Guo. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Hong, Xiaobin
Xu, Aiai
Shi, Yan
Geng, Lu
Zou, Rong
Guo, Yuanbing
The Effect of Red and Blue on Gross and Fine Motor Tasks: Confirming the Inverted-U Hypothesis
title The Effect of Red and Blue on Gross and Fine Motor Tasks: Confirming the Inverted-U Hypothesis
title_full The Effect of Red and Blue on Gross and Fine Motor Tasks: Confirming the Inverted-U Hypothesis
title_fullStr The Effect of Red and Blue on Gross and Fine Motor Tasks: Confirming the Inverted-U Hypothesis
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Red and Blue on Gross and Fine Motor Tasks: Confirming the Inverted-U Hypothesis
title_short The Effect of Red and Blue on Gross and Fine Motor Tasks: Confirming the Inverted-U Hypothesis
title_sort effect of red and blue on gross and fine motor tasks: confirming the inverted-u hypothesis
topic Psychology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8770271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35069324
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.744913
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