10 members of the California Highway Patrol and 10 military pilots were tested to determine if the color of an object has an effect on a person's estimate of the speed of the object. Using red, blue, green, and amber moving lights in a laboratory apparatus, no significant effect was produced by colors nor was there a difference between the two groups of Ss.
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