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  • Psychology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • The Manchester Colour Wheel was developed to explore color perception in gastroenterology.
  • Initial findings indicated color shade connotations were more significant than the color itself.
  • Response rates for mood-color association tasks differed between individuals with and without mood disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if altering question wording could standardize mood-color association response rates in healthy volunteers.
  • To determine if a revised question format could yield uniform responses irrespective of mood status.

Main Methods:

  • Two distinct question phrasings were used to assess mood-color choice in healthy volunteers.
  • The study involved two groups of healthy participants (n=105 and n=203).
  • Response rates and false positive responses were compared between the two question formats.

Main Results:

  • The initial question yielded a 39% response rate.
  • A revised question achieved a 95% response rate in healthy volunteers.
  • The higher response rate was not linked to an increase in false positive answers.

Conclusions:

  • The wording of mood-related questions can be optimized to achieve consistent response rates.
  • This adjustment can make mood-color association tasks more reliable across diverse participant groups.
  • Standardized response rates are achievable irrespective of participants' underlying mood status.