Children's Colour Preferences and Motor Skill Performance with Variation in Environmental Colour

Abstract

60 males and 60 females between 6 and 11 yr. of age performed a modified Grooved-pegboard Test while wearing goggles with eyepieces of varying hues. Initially, subjects identified their most-preferred and least-preferred colours. Analysis showed that subjects made significantly fewer errors and took significantly less time while working under their preferred colours. There were significant performance differences between age groups but not between sexes.