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27 - Color in achievement contexts in humans

from Part VII - Color effects on psychological and biological functioning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2016

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Markus A. Maier ,
Russell A. Hill ,
Andrew J. Elliot  and
Robert A. Barton
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Andrew J. Elliot ,
Mark D. Fairchild  and
Anna Franklin
Andrew J. Elliot
Affiliation:
University of Rochester, New York
Mark D. Fairchild
Affiliation:
Rochester Institute of Technology, New York
Anna Franklin
Affiliation:
University of Sussex
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Handbook of Color Psychology , pp. 568 - 584
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