What color is math? Is science truly green?
From a poll involving 347 participants, students at BV are torn between red and blue for math with 8% (27 votes) vouching for other colors.
Another poll was conducted on if science is agreed upon as green, and of 350 votes, 13% (45 votes) disagree.
Why are students divided over this topic?
A psychology study conducted by Mariam Dzulkifli and Muhammad Mustafar in 2013 explained that color can be effective in marketing, communication and education.
For marketing, McDonalds is a modern-day example of color recognition, with their trademarked yellow logo consisting of distinct double arches and a red fry box with such. For education, the article shared that the application of colors can motivate students to learn and ultimately profit from their educational experiences.
Furthermore, the 2013 paper revealed, emotional arousal, the state of physical and internal alertness, is emphasized more than other arousal types — physical, psychological and physiological — which may elucidate why emotional influence is impactful, for red is often associated with stronger feelings — such as deep love or raging anger — in comparison to other colors. That said, the arousing effect depends on the emotional element attached to the specific color, clarifying why some choose red when referring to math, or vice versa with blue.
On the other hand, science is seemingly correlated with green oftentimes due to textbook colors and correspondence with nature and stereotypical green liquid in beakers.
Though, at the end of the day, BV voted, and blue conquered red by 7% (24 votes).