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DOES PLANT COLOR AFFECT EMOTIONAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO LANDSCAPES?
Article number
639_29
Pages
229 – 233
Language
English
Abstract
Research has shown that people have distinct preferences for and positive emotional responses to trees with a wide canopy.
This is the same shape that trees have in regions of Africas savannas with appropriate water for human habitation.
Tree color is another important cue to habitats that are appropriate for human habitation.
For example, nutrient deficient trees would appear yellowish.
This paper covers the results of the first phase of a research study designed to test whether people have distinct preferences for and positive emotional and physiological responses to tree canopies of different colors.
Results from the first phase showed that people prefer green and red trees to purple and orangish-brown trees.
This is consistent with the hypothesis that people respond to specific tree colors because they may be cues to the survival characteristics of a habitat.
This is the same shape that trees have in regions of Africas savannas with appropriate water for human habitation.
Tree color is another important cue to habitats that are appropriate for human habitation.
For example, nutrient deficient trees would appear yellowish.
This paper covers the results of the first phase of a research study designed to test whether people have distinct preferences for and positive emotional and physiological responses to tree canopies of different colors.
Results from the first phase showed that people prefer green and red trees to purple and orangish-brown trees.
This is consistent with the hypothesis that people respond to specific tree colors because they may be cues to the survival characteristics of a habitat.
Authors
A.J. Kaufman, V.I. Lohr
Keywords
color preference, human issues in horticulture, landscape preference, plant benefits, tree color
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