Mask Colors and Trustworthiness

As a mask covers most of a person’s face, people may judge a person based on the mask. In this case, does the color of mask influence our perception? Based on the trust transfer and evaluative conditioning theory, the results suggest the color of masks influences a person’s perceived trustworthiness



Citation:

Shubin Yu and Changxu Li (2021) ,"Mask Colors and Trustworthiness", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 49, eds. Tonya Williams Bradford, Anat Keinan, and Matthew Matthew Thomson, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 340-341.

Authors

Shubin Yu, Peking University HSBC Business School
Changxu Li, Peking University HSBC Business School



Volume

NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 49 | 2021



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