灯光强弱影响人的情绪

 

Therefore, by dimming the lights, people become more rational, negotiate better and are therefore able to make better decisions.

 

Alison Jing Xu, assistant professor of management at University of Toronto Scarborough and Aparna Labroo of Northwestern University, made the findings by examining the link between lighting and human emotion, PsychCentral reported.

 

Participants in the study were asked to rate under different lighting settings subjects including the spiciness⁵ of chicken-wing sauce, how aggressive a fictional⁶ character was being, how attractive someone was and the taste of two juices.

 

All of their reactions were intensified⁷ in bright light, a phenomena⁸ which Professor Xu attributes to the body perceiving light as heat, which can trigger emotions.

 

"Bright light intensifies⁹ the initial emotional reaction we have to different kinds of stimulus¹⁰ including products and people," she said.

 

In fact, they found that bright light intensifies feelings so dramatically that people prone¹¹ to depression "actually become more depressed¹²" on sunny days, according to Professor Xu.

 

Professor Xu said: 'Marketers may also adjust the lightening levels in the retail¹³ environment, according to the nature of the products on sale.

 

"'If you are selling emotional expressive¹⁴ products such as flowers or engagement rings it would make sense to make the store as bright as possible," she said.

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