Since red ink is traditionally used for marking errors on school papers, the color is associated with mistakes and failures in academics. In their experiments, even seeing a flash of red made people do poorly on a test. The researchers concluded that color can create negative emotions even with...
Many animals have long had symbolic significance. Both the lion and the peacock are associated with pride, but the lion is also a symbol of strength, while the peacock's pride represents vanity. Among the birds, owls are wise, hawks are observant and ravens are harbingers of death. The sa...