Question

Answering the experts question in the comments below i included a weblink that does not redirect you directly to the article as when I post it direct it gives an error message. So, once you go to the link I have provided below you will have to click on the third article titled: Distinction between Emotion and Mood.

http://ivizlab.sfu.ca/arya/Papers/Others/Emotions/hl_index.html

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. The purpose of the article or problem statement
2. A brief summary of the literature review
3. What are the research questions or hypotheses from this article that would be relevant to how color affects one's mood?
4. A basic description of the design/methodology of the research study (if applicable)
5. A report of the findings of the article, and,
6. the value or use of the article in relation to a research project that has to do with " How color affects one's mood"?

Answer 1

1. The purpose of the article or problem statement

The purpose of the article is that not much work has been done on the fact that emotions and mood are two distinct phenomena, though related, and the distinction is not as clear. Hence, the study was conducted so that a clearer distinction could be made between the two phenomena, as compared to the current standards.

2. A brief summary of the literature review

There has been agreement by most academicians on the fact that, emotion and mood are different But these distinctions are not very clear. One of the earliest study provided by Ekman in 1994 where he said that the differences between moodand emotions may be only semantic. Many other people have also worked on these two distinctions such as Alpert and Rosen , batson , shaw and oleson etc.. There has still not been clear distinction between the two terms. But, it is required since it would also aid in therapeutic practice. These would help in understanding of emotion environmental stressors, and devising mood regulation strategies.

3. What are the research questions or hypotheses from this article that would be relevant to how color affects one's mood?

How colour could affect one’s mood can be noticed in how a person is influenced while being around one type of colour for most of the time. This is important , since identification of colour and mood can yield insights into better productivity and greater efficiency of a person, with a thought of well being at home.

4. A basic description of the design/methodology of the research study

The fife shaw sampling method was used, snowball technique. Here, participants recommend each other for participating in the study. The participants were given questions, which they answered and data was analysed.