The effects of light on social cognition and social behavior

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1042.2018.01083

Abstract

Abstract:

The effects of light on social cognition and social behavior as a specific form of non-image forming (NIF) function are less investigated than any other NIF functions, which is a promising field. Natural light and artificial light exert different influences on prosocial and antisocial behaviors. At present, the underlying psychological mechanisms mainly focus on mood, self construal, sense of anonymity, moral salience and embodied cognition. Future studies should put emphasis on dynamic lighting, laboratory studies of natural light, replications of previous studies and investigations of possible psychological and neuro-endocrine mechanism.

Key words: light, natural light, artificial light, prosocial behavior, antisocial behavior

CLC Number:

B849:C91

Qingwei CHEN, Taotao RU, Juyan ZHOU, Jinghua LI, Xiao XIONG, Xiaoran LI, Guofu ZHOU. The effects of light on social cognition and social behavior[J]. Advances in Psychological Science, 2018, 26(6): 1083-1095.

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