can color change the way people think?
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They do studies on this actually.  I've read that seeing blue makes people comfortable.  Yellow makes people tense or more alert (hence yellow school buses).   If you're curious, I'm sure you could look up the results of these studies.  Interesting stuff, I suppose.
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Our reaction to color is almost instantaneous and has a profound impact on the choices we make everyday. Below is a quick look at general responses to colors based on research, historical significance of color and word association studies. Different cultures react to colors differently and this brief overview focuses on the responses of people in the Western Hemisphere. \n\nRed has more personal associations than any other color. Recognized as a stimulant red is inherently exciting and the amount of red is directly related to the level of energy perceived. Red draws attention and a keen use of red as an accent can immediately focus attention on a particular element. \n\nOrange, a close relative of red, sparks more controversy than any other hue. There is usually strong positive or negative association to orange and true orange generally elicits a stronger “love it” or “hate it” response than other colors. Fun and flamboyant orange radiates warmth and energy. Interestingly, some of the tones of orange such as terra cotta, peach or rust have very broad appeal. \n\nYellow shines with optimism, enlightenment, and happiness. Shades of golden yellow carry the promise of a positive future. Yellow will advance from surrounding colors and instill optimism and energy as well as spark creative thoughts. \n\nGreen occupies more space in the spectrum visible to the human eye and is second only to blue as a favorite color. Green is the pervasive color in the natural world that is an ideal backdrop in interior design because we are so used to seeing it everywhere. The natural greens, from forest to lime, are seen as tranquil and refreshing, with a natural balance of cool and warm (blue and yellow) undertones. Green is considered the color of peace and ecology. However, there is an “institutional” side to green, associated with illness or Government-issued that conjure up negative emotions as do the “slimy” or bilious greens. \n\nBlue is the overwhelming “favorite color.” Blue is seen as trustworthy, dependable and committed. The color of sky and the ocean, blue is perceived as a constant in our lives. As the collective color of the spirit, it invokes rest and can cause the body to produce chemicals that are calming; however not all blues are serene and sedate. Electric or brilliant blues become dynamic and dramatic, an engaging color that expresses exhilaration. Some shades or the overuse of blue may come across as cold or uncaring. Blue is the least “gender specific” color, having equal appeal to both men and women. \n\nPurple embodies the balance of red simulation and blue calm. This dichotomy can cause unrest or uneasiness unless the undertone is clearly defined at which point the purple takes on the characteristics of its undertone. A sense of mystic and royal qualities, purple is a color often well liked by very creative or eccentric types and is the favorite color of adolescent girls. \n\nBrown says stability, reliability, and approachability. It is the color of our earth and is associated with all things natural or organic. \n\nGray is timeless, practical, and solid. A longstanding favorite suit color, gray can mix well with any color. Although well like and often worn, people rarely name gray as a favorite color possibly because Gray also is associated with loss or depression. \n\nBlack is authoritative and powerful; because black can evoke strong emotions too much can be overwhelming. A classic color for clothing possibly because it makes the wearer appear thinner and more sophisticated. \n\nWhite projects purity, cleanliness, and neutrality. Doctors don white coats, brides traditionally were white gowns and a white picket fence surrounds a safe and happy home.\n\nSome of the studies done in the past such as the one mentioned about pink being the best color for prison cells have been in more recent studies proven not to hold up.  At one point people who were dieting were encouraged to buy blue light bulbs to
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This is a question I've actually thought about before, but the problem is, there is no way to tell if everyone sees the same colors.\n\nFor example, I could be looking at a stop sign.  It is red.  I know what red looks like.  But what if another person had a different perspective of colors?  They are seeing, we'll say, what is green to me, but their whole life, people have called that color "Red," so they think it is red.  They have no way of knowing what red is to me, and vice versa.\n\nI'm sure there are some tests, but if you're just mixing up colors, it would be hard to tell.\n\nWhat a weird thought, huh?
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Mind over matter-yes. I tried this experiment years ago with starling results. I only focused energy into one eye, however. So now, one eye went from brown to predominatly green while the other is still brown. Try it for yourself. It took me a course of several months to acheive results.
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Do you know any transparent people? Why is colour so important? How about an intelligent president? That would be a change.
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Yes. My grandmother is blind from a disease known as maculuar degeneration.  She dreams in full color.  She doesn't know if the colors look like what everyone else sees, according to her.  But she dreams about an apple and it is what she thinks red should be.  She can "see" what an apple looks like by feeling its shape and texture.  She imagines the rest.
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Reading people's minds.
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No--people have thought so, but it is not--\nmore subconscious
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studies have been done showing that consumers think the color blue (think of the lights/screens on cell phones these days) is more technological and more advanced than other colors.  ie so it will work better.  so to appeal to people its blue.
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Obviously we're talking about those who were born blind and have neer seen color.  No, I don't think this can be done.  A blind person would have no frame of reference, nothing to relate to.
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Not as sure about purple vs blue (although I too have wondered about this).\n\nHere is an experiment you should be able to easily reproduce the results of.  Pick a set of colors that we might agree on as "aqua" or "teal" or "blue-green".  Then, FORCE a group of people to say whether each color is either blue or green.  It would seem that we are all tuned a bit differently.
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I have a friend who can see these orbs, or auras, arround people very well.  I have been with her as she has explored it more latley.  As far as we have been able to tell, the colors you see are specific to your sight.  Also they are specific to the person and the mood, state of mind or things the person you are observing are going through. If you want you can google "about auras" to see what some people have written about it.  I think this is something that you must explore by just observing people, use your friends, ask them what they are going through and see if that associates with their color at that time.
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No, because they don't know colors, you dream what your mind knows. I have a friend who went blind and he dreams in color because he knew colors. He has a couple of friends who were born blind who said they dream in soft, sorta grayish movements, kind of like a dimly lit room that has movement, like things skirting around, moving and lots of voices. To me that sounds errie, and nightmarish but to them, they don't know any different because they've never seen. They see with their hands but when asleep, they don't use their hands. I guess they go by memory, (the picture they got when they ran their hands over something).
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yes it is physically possible although part of it is mental. I have been known to have done this on more than one occasion-but then again my eyes have been known to change colors also..believe it or not...it has happened. I think it all has to do with your chemical makeup and the levels of certain hormones or chemicals' like;at the right place ,@ the right time....ya know... but as far as the sleeping thing' YES it is possible- I mean just look at it from a sleepwalkers standpoint and maybe that will help you accept the reality of it a little bit better! Hope this helped!!
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On a more scientific basis they just discovered that humans have a wide varity in the ratio of color receptors in the eye.  Some have mostly red color receptors, some have lots of green and blue.  I'm guessing that this could affect how we individually precieve color and influence our preferences.  Anyways, you might find the "dewey color system" interesting and it might offer you more insight.  http://www.deweycolorsystem.com/
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Theoretically, the answer is no; all people do not see the same shade and intensity of color.  Color vision occurs as a result of specialized photo-receptors in our eye.  The number of these receptors can differ from person to person, and as a result, some people may be more sensitive to certain colors than others.  A simple way to test this would be to take freshly isolated retinas from various individuals (ie: laboratory animals) such that the photoreceptors (rods and cones) are still intact and expose the retinas to lights of different wavelengths (ie: colors) and intensities while simultaneously recording the neuronal output generated in response to the lights.  I haven't done such an experiment myself, but it is very logical to assume that no two individuals would respond the same way to the lights, since perception of the light stimulus depends on the frequency and duration of the activation of the receptor neuron as well as the number of receptor neurons activated and their distribution in the retina.
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Plants cannot change color in and of themselves.  What could happen, though, is that one plant could be pollinated by a neighboring plant and it would produce seed that contained some of the characteristics of both plants.