The crayola-fication of the world

9/30/2012

In this follow-up article, the author continues the exploration of how color naming affects our perception and cognition. It delves into the concept of linguistic relativity, which suggests that language shapes the way we think. The article discusses experiments that demonstrate how the names we give to colors affect our ability to distinguish between them and perceive differences. It also examines the influence of culture and language on color perception and explains how the brain processes and categorizes colors. The author concludes that our understanding and experience of color are shaped by the language and culture in which we are immersed.

color perception ꞏ color psychology ꞏ language and colors ꞏ synesthesia ꞏ cultural influence ꞏ linguistic evolution ꞏ color naming ꞏ color categorization ꞏ color symbolism ꞏ sensory perception ꞏ color theory ꞏ color vision ꞏ color experience ꞏ cognitive psychology ꞏ linguistics ꞏ cultural anthropology ꞏ cultural significance ꞏ naming conventions ꞏ color associations ꞏ color representation ꞏ visual perception ꞏ neurology ꞏ human perception ꞏ color semantics ꞏ color preferences ꞏ cultural diversity ꞏ cultural identity ꞏ cultural heritage ꞏ cultural norms ꞏ cultural expressions ꞏ human cognition ꞏ cultural psychology ꞏ linguistic relativity ꞏ communication ꞏ visual arts ꞏ design psychology ꞏ cross-cultural study ꞏ social impact of color ꞏ chromatics ꞏ cultural evolution