If you have an exam, or an IQ test (do they still have those?) coming up, then there’s a psychologist who has some words of advice for you…avoid looking at anything red just beforehand. According to a study, even a short perception of red initiates avoidance behaviour and sends test scores plummeting.
This suggests a tactic for improving your relative score…
Using green-colored glasses for self-protection, sit at the front of the hall & mess with the other test-takers’ cortical activation levels by wearing a bright red shirt.
…just kidding…that would be unethical, wouldn’t it?
Color and Psychological Functioning: The Effect of Red on Performance Attainment – Journal of Experimental Psychology, Volume 136 Issue 1, 2007 February … via Technology Review
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Or you could just walk around with a green blindfold on and have a friend guide you to the test room.
I think IQ tests have become more of an Internet game at this point.
I’m glad IQ tests have faded. I’d be afraid to see my score.