Today, many people know that the color scheme has a certain effect on the human psyche. Many problems can be solved by choosing the right color. Proper selection of a combination of colors will attract customers to shops and restaurants. A cozy interior can also be created using the right shades. For psychological assistance to people, a Lusher test is performed. How to arrange the colors? So, as intuition tells you. Interpretation and analysis of the results of this test show the state of the person for a given period of time.
Luscher test - children's fun or science tool?
Of course, it is rather difficult to believe that such a simple diagnostic technique can show reliable results, especially to a person who is far from a science such as psychology. However, the following advantages of this test are scientifically confirmed:
- The Luscher test is a rapid diagnostic technique that takes no more than five minutes. In addition, it allows you not to resort to direct questioning of the test person.
- It is impossible to subjectively affect the result during the Luscher test - this affects both the diagnostic process itself and the processing and decoding of the results shown. That is, the Luscher test, the answers to which cannot be predicted, is an objective diagnosis of the state of the personality.
- Using this method, it is possible to find out the causes and structure of many ailments or their symptoms without consulting an experienced psychologist.
- The Luscher test can reveal both the constitutional features of the patient’s character and his current psychological state.
- This diagnostic technique contains detailed recommendations for the attending physician when used both in homeopathic and in psychotherapeutic practice.
- The causes of many diseases, as well as the professional qualities of the test person, are able to diagnose the Luscher test. A description of the results will also reveal many character traits of the subject.
The fruit of many years of work
Max Lusher is a Swiss psychologist who created the color test, which gained worldwide fame. And he did this at the dawn of his scientific activity, while still a very young scientist. By his 16 years, Lusher had already developed a solid theoretical base and worked hard on his own scientific works and developments. For example, in the early 1940s, one of the scientist's hobbies was the creation of an alternative typology of characters.
During his work, Lusher singled out color perception as an exponential function of the personality psyche , which gives an idea of the character's characteristics, as well as the psychoemotional state of a person. In the process of this scientific activity, Max Lusher came to the original conclusion at that time that the color perception of every person is universal, but the emotional is purely individual. Based on this, Lusher made the following one more conclusion: there is the possibility of using color tests as a diagnostic technique in psychiatry and psychology.
Characteristics of colors according to Lusher
Lusher divided the colors into 4 additional and 4 primary. Additional ones are brown (symbolizes stress), gray, or zero (a symbol of grief), purple (symbolizes anxiety) and black (a symbol of experiences).
The primary colors are blue, symbolizing calm and satisfaction, orange-red - a symbol of aggressiveness, willpower, excitement, blue-green, symbolizing stubbornness, confidence and perseverance, and light yellow - a symbol of activity and fun.
Physiological characteristics of colors
Experiments have shown that with prolonged examination of orange, people experienced a stimulating effect, such as accelerating the heartbeat, breathing, increased pressure, and so on. Red color is also able to exert an exciting effect on the nervous system.
But dark blue, according to the experiment, showed completely opposite results: lowering pressure, slowing breathing and heartbeat. That is, it has been experimentally proved that the dark blue color has a calming effect on the human body as a whole and on the autonomic nervous system in particular (all complex body processes that are carried out continuously and unconsciously, for example, digestion, heartbeat and lung activity, are regulated by the autonomic nervous system) .
Is it possible to use the Luscher test if the test person has color blindness?
This problem was addressed by L. Steike. The scientist made a test of the Luscher test for the possibility of its use in color blindness. L. Steike studied the control group of persons who are not color blind, and those suffering from complete or partial blindness to green and red colors. Extensive statistical research results have shown that color blindness when passing the Luscher test plays absolutely no role.
How to pass the Lusher test?
According to the test description, the choice of one of the four primary colors indicates the desired state of the person, and the choice of the complementary color will show the actual position of the subject.
The result of the test is the compilation of eight positions, of which the first two show a pronounced preference, the third and fourth show preference, the fifth and sixth show insensitivity to color, and the seventh and eighth indicate complete antipathy of the test person to color.
During the test, the psychologist writes down the colors chosen by the subject in the form of a list of numbers in the order of preference, while indicating their position. Interpretation of the obtained values yields results. First of all, they describe the position of the four primary colors, provided that their position is no further than the fifth. Otherwise, we can conclude that the test person has anxieties and unmet needs.
On the basis of the interpreted test by Lusher, as well as when comparing it with questionnaires, conversations with the subject, one can judge his character traits and personality characteristics.
Color Requirements
Psychologists believe that the Luscher color test should be carried out in natural light, in no case under the light of lamps in the room. In this case, direct sunlight should not affect the color chart. The full Luscher test must be carried out exclusively using original cards measuring 8 by 8 centimeters. Otherwise, the material for the test is considered unsuitable.
However, studies have shown that the Luscher color test can be carried out from a computer monitor, but it must be borne in mind that each device has its own color rendering.
Advantages and disadvantages of the Luscher test
Unconscious processes dictate the choice of color - this is the basis on which the Luscher test is based. The right choice of color is based on how a person is, and not on how he sees himself or what he wants to become, as in most cases when other methods of polling are used.
Proponents of the Luscher test as a method for diagnosing the psychophysical state of a person argue that this survey method allows you to do a deep and at the same time quick analysis of the person based on information obtained from the usual ranking of color cards.
Luscher test: how to arrange colors correctly?
The method created by Lusher is one of the most beloved by psychologists. The three leaders also include Kettell and Eysenck tests. In addition, this test is very often unreasonably used for the selection of people. Why? Because he often gives a lot of useful information about a person in a short time. And it is unreasonable because the full Lusher test is a diagnostic technique not of personality traits, but of its condition. It has been experimentally proven that after a few months people lay out colors in a completely different way. It is necessary to select people according to characteristics that are stable in time, for example, by intelligence.
In addition, it is not difficult to circumvent the Luscher test. How to arrange colors correctly is all that will need to be remembered. There is a perfect sequence of eight colors.
There are many interpretations of the Luscher test. Therefore, if you do not want to be a pregnant woman, alcoholic or drug addict in the eyes of a psychologist, it is better to arrange the colors in close to perfect sequence. This will serve as a kind of safety technique.
So, you pass the Lusher test. How to arrange the colors? The correct sequence is red, yellow, green, purple, blue, brown, and black. Also remember that the cards used to conduct the Lusher test have peculiar shades.
It is better not to take risks and not to arrange the colors in perfect sequence, since it is well known to psychologists and is called the "autogenic norm." It will be better if you swap colors a bit. Ideally, primary colors should go first - from red to blue, and then additional. You can swap, for example, yellow and red. In no case do not move the blue color to sixth place! You can change it with purple.