"The clothing we wear is a reflection of our personality, so it is possible that when choosing clothes, some people may think about this factor first (for example, if they wear bright clothes because they think bright colors make them look more attractive.) It is also possible that many people wear bright colors because it looks more attractive. However, it does not necessarily mean that the reason why they do so is based on their personality.
A recent study found that wearing your favorite color is more likely to result in you switching to a type of earring that seems appropriate for your favorite color. For example, those who love purple are more likely to wear a pair of dangling dangly earrings with a purple stone at the bottom if they have purple locks.
This was done systematically across four groups: men and women wearing blue, green, red, or white clothes. One group was considered as an "earlobe" while the other three were used as controls. The other two were considered "shoulder" and "neck". Unfortunately, no distinction was made in between these two types of jewelry because they were all measured by the shoulders and neck length instead.
It was found that brunettes/blondes with longer hair had a stronger connection to the earlobe, while black hair and red hair had a stronger relationship with the shoulder jewelry.
Additionally, it was found that having a lighter shade of your favorite color will make you likely to wear the jewelry once you reach what they consider as "hypercolor", which is when your clothes are mostly bright with dark accessories.
Finally, wearing jewelry on earlobes made people less likely to choose a necklace as one of their accessories, but wearing red or white from the shoulder didn't affect this decision.
The study concludes that balance and proportion can be used to create a look of confidence, while people with a particular type of hair color may have a particular accessory they'd have to wear.
Key points to note:
-It was found that the research only looked at women, which means that it may not be correct to conclude that all of the findings are equally applicable to women and men.
-The research is based on the idea of color psychology, meaning the study only takes into account how the color changes people's reactions to jewelry based on their own personality. However, there is no mention of how it effects their reaction to other people's personality or appearance. This may have been done purposely because this is a science project and this particular aspect could be added in another time and/or is not necessary for the specific purpose of this paper.
-The research does not take into account how the earrings are worn or with the clothing. So, if you read the results with your favorite earrings and matching necklace, you might find that it doesn't work in reality. (The earrings used in this study are called "skinny studs" and make your ears look even smaller than they normally do.)
Why do we like shiny or dull things?
Saying that we prefer shiny or dull things may sound contradictory at first, but there is actually a significant amount of evidence to support the theory that we prefer the more eye-catching aspects of things. In fact, shine and reflections can be mistaken for solid objects in our surroundings.
Recent research has found that shiny surfaces are more likely to capture our attention. Shiny things are also more likely to reflect the light, making them even brighter than they would be otherwise. This is why reflective surfaces are used on car windshields and shiny doors.
This effect may have even led to the development of mirrored sunglasses, which take advantage of the fact that we tend to notice reflections more than the original object.
However, this preference may not be the result of evolved human psychology. In fact, it may have arisen as a side effect of design decisions made by manufacturers. For example, darker surfaces are obviously more reflective than lighter ones, and things that are shiny can be mistaken for food or dangerous objects by prey animals and predators. Because of this danger, these things will be most noticeable when they do not contrast with the background in any way.
With these considerations in mind, we can see why shiny things are often used on toys rather than truly reflective ones such as mirrors and door handles.
Key points to note:
-The shiny objects are most noticeable when there is a significant contrast between what we want to attract attention to and what we want to hide. For example, if you put a shiny object on a shiny background, that shiny object will become less visible instead of appearing more reflective. Both objects will appear brighter than normal because of the reflection of light on top, but the background would reflect an even more significant amount of light (and appear even shinier itself) because of its size compared with the small-sized shiny object.
-Unlike mirrors, the shiny items are nearly invisible in any kind of background except those that are even more shiny than they already are.
-The preference for shiny things has not been established as a deliberate design decision. A different study may have reached similar conclusions to this one, but another conclusion could have been reached if it was done on other objects and situations.
In conclusion, there is currently no evidence to suggest that human beings discriminate shiny from dull things based on evolutionary pressures. In addition, the way we see shiny things depends not only on how much shine they have, but also how bright and contrasting it is compared with the person's background. The idea that we choose things based on these factors is a theory, which may or may not be correct depending on the study and its methodologies
