Summary.–20 Ss were each exposed for 60 sec. to 5 red and 5 green slides in alternating order. Two electrodermal measures, conductance level and GSR, were taken. Results support the hypothesis that red is a more "arousing" color than green, the effect being particularly apparent in the GSR data (p < .002).
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