The Development of Colour Perception
30 January 2024
Colloquium by Professor Dr. Anna Franklin, The Sussex Colour Group & Baby Lab, University of Sussex, UK
Abstract:
Colour is a pervasive feature of our perceptual experience and has a role in many aspects of mind and behaviour. For example: colour enables us to recognise scenes and objects and tells us about their properties; changes in skin colour tell us about a person’s health; we use colour terms and symbolism to communicate efficiently; and colour has a strong influence on aesthetic judgments. In this talk, Professor Dr. Anna Franklin will present a series of studies that investigate how colour perception develops. These studies investigate the development of colour constancy, categories and preference, ask whether infant colour perception is tuned to natural scenes, and also aim to characterise how colour is perceived in those with neurodevelopmental conditions. She will discuss the theoretical implications of the findings for broader debate in the psychological sciences, and will present a few examples of her application of the research to educational and commercial contexts.
Further information about the speakers can be found here: https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p256540-anna-franklin
We organise the present talk as a an online lecture (Zoom details will follow). Credit Points can be obtained as usual as long as you participate for the whole duration of the talk.
Date and time: Tuesday, 30 Jan 2024, 10:00, Zoom meeting