Some of the differences in concept allocation are suggestive of real culture differences; for example: concepts like defeat, battle, thief, crime, and danger are all bad-strong-active (Osgood's 3-factors) for Americans, Belgians, and Finns, but for the Japanese defeat, thief, crime, and danger are bad-weak-passive and battle is good-weak-active. Osgood (1964)
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Vampires: colours and shapes
https://youtu.be/08reWltCZsk (Inez Michiels, 2022)
Sharp versus blunt
The size of an angle can be determined by measuring the angle that two lines make with each other. This angle can be expressed in both degrees and radiants. The larger the angle, the more blunt it is. And conversely, the smaller the angle between two lines, the sharper. The emotional effect of sharp corners … Continue reading Sharp versus blunt
The green Demons from Europe
The devil is often depicted in green. The devil as a hunter for poor souls is an old motif, but the devil has only appeared in hunter's suit since romanticism. In medieval images, the devil is still a cross between a snake and a dragon. Western demons usually have the toxic colours of green and … Continue reading The green Demons from Europe
‘Danger’ and colour in Germany
Danger: red 43%, black 24%, orange 12%, ... Heller (1989)
The colour of ‘dangerous’ in 9 countries
All countries: red. Jung et al. (2018)