Retraction of “Sadness Impairs Color Perception”

Volume 26, Issue 11 | November 2015

https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797615597672

Abstract

At the request of the authors, the following article has been retracted by the Editor and publishers of Psychological Science: Thorstenson, C. A., Pazda, A. D., & Elliot, A. J. (2015). Sadness impairs color perception. Psychological Science. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/0956797615597672

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