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Consumer Perception And Food Packaging, Dan Agnew, Patti Nibert, Shawna Wells
Consumer Perception And Food Packaging, Dan Agnew, Patti Nibert, Shawna Wells
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Color in food packaging may influence consumer perception of various factors of health of the food product. If lighter colored food packages are seen as healthy, people who are concerned about health will purchase these products. In this study, fifty participants were asked to answer questions about food products based on the packaging color. There were four trials of products, all of which contained three packages that were colored red, green, or light blue. Ultimately, products that were lighter in color, i.e. light blue, were indicated as being the healthier products
The Effects Of Positive Feedback On Performance Perception, Traci Schmidt
The Effects Of Positive Feedback On Performance Perception, Traci Schmidt
Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal
Nonverbal communication may have an effect on people’s perceptions of themselves and their performance on certain tasks. When people receive some type of positive feedback while performing an assignment, they may overestimate the extent to which the task was successfully completed. During this study, 22 participants were asked to take three short spelling tests, then evaluate their performance on each test. For one of the tests, the researcher provided words of encouragement and nods of approval while scoring the test. There was no feedback given during the scoring of the other two tests. While the subjects did not consistently rate …