2023 and In Press
Schloss, K. B. (in press). Color semantics in human cognition. Current Directions in Psychological Science.
Schloss, K. B., Schoenlein, M. A., & Mukherjee, K. (2023). Color semantics for visual communication. In R. B. D. A. Szafir, M. Chen, D. J. Edward, B. Fisher, & L. M. Padilla (Ed.), Visualization Psychology. Springer.
Zimnicki, C., Tseng, C., Szafir, D. A., Schloss, K. B. (2023). Effects of data distribution and granularity on color semantics for colormap data visualizations. In the Proceedings of IEEE VIS 2023. PDF
Soto, L., Schoenlein, M. A., & Schloss, K. B. (2023). More of what? Dissociating effects of conceptual and numeric mappings on interpreting colormap data visualizations. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 8, 38, 1-17. PDF
Schoenlein, M. A., Campos, J., Lande, K. J., Lessard, L., & Schloss, K. B. (2023). Unifying Effects of Direct and Relational Associations for Visual Communication. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 29, 1, 385-395. PDF
Furrur, R. A., Schloss, K. B., Lupyan, G., Niedenthal, P. M., & Wood, A. (2023). Red and blue states: dichotomized maps mislead and reduce perceived voting influence. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 8, 11, 1-16. PDF
2022
Schoenlein, M. A. & Schloss, K. B. (2022). Color-concept association formation for novel concepts. Visual Cognition, 30, 7, 457-479. PDF
Mukherjee, K., Yin, B., Sherman, B. E., Lessard, L., & Schloss, K. B., (2022). Context matters: A theory of semantic discriminability for perceptual encoding systems. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 28, 1, 697-706. PDF
2021
Bartel, A. N., Lande, K. J., Roos, J., & Schloss, K. B. (2021). A holey perspective on Venn diagrams. Cognitive Science, 46, 1, e13073. PDF
Schloss, K. B., Schoenlein, M. A., Tredinnick, R., Smith, S. Miller, N. Racey, C. Castro, C. Rokers, B. (2021-online). The UW Virtual Brain Project: An immersive approach to teaching functional neuroanatomy. Translational Issues in Psychological Science. PDF
Schloss, K. B., Leggon, Z., Lessard, L. (2021). Semantic discriminability for visual communication. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 27, 2, 1022-1031. PDF
2020
Sibrel, S. C., Rathore, R., Lessard, L., & Schloss, K. B., (2020). The relation between color and spatial structure for interpreting colormap data visualizations. Journal of Vision, 20, 7, 1-20. ArticlePDF SuppMatPDF
Schloss, K. B., Witzel, C., & Lai, L. Y. Blue hues don’t bring the blues: questioning conventional notions of color-emotion associations. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 37, 5, 813-824. PDF
Rathore, R., Leggon, Z., Lessard, L., Schloss, K. B. (2020). Estimating color-concept associations from image statistics. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 26, 1, 1226-1235. ArticlePDF+SuppMat
Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S.E. (2020). Color Preference. In: Shamey, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. Link
2019
Flack, S., Ponto, K. Tangen, T., Schloss, K. B. (2019). Lego as language for visual communication. VisComm: Workshop on Visualization for Communication, IEEE VIS 2019. Link
Kinateder, M. Warren, W. H., & Schloss, K. B. (2019). What color are emergency exit signs? Egress behavior differs from verbal report. Applied Ergonomics, 75, 155-160. Link
Schloss, K. B., Gramazio, C. C., Silverman, A. T., Parker, M., L., & Wang, A. S. (2019). Mapping color to meaning in colormap data visualizations. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 25, 1, 1-10. ArticlePDF SuppMatPDF
2018
Schloss, K. B. (2018). A color inference framework. In L. MacDonald, C. P. Biggam, & G. V. Paramei (Eds.), Progress in Colour Studies: Cognition, language, and beyond. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Schloss, K. B., Lessard, L., Racey, C., & Hurlbert, A. C. (2018). Modeling color preferences using color space metrics. Vision Research, 151, 99-116. Link
Schloss, K. B., Lessard, L., Walmsley, C. S., & Foley, K. (2018). Color inference in visual communication: The meaning of colors in recycling. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 3, 5. PDF
Whiteford, K. L., Schloss, K. B., Helwig, N. E., & Palmer, S. E. (2018). Color, Music, and Emotion: Bach to the Blues, i-Perception, 9, 1-27. PDF
2017
Schloss, K. B. & Palmer, S.E. (2017). An ecological framework for temporal and individual differences in color preferences. Vision Research, 141, 95-108. Link
Schloss, K. B., & Heck, I. A. (2017). Seasonal changes in color preferences are linked to variations in environmental colors: A longitudinal study of fall, i-Perception, 8, 6, 1-19. PDF
Schloss, K. B., Nelson, R., Parker, L., Heck, I. A., & Palmer, S. E. (2017). Seasonal variations in color preference. Cognitive Science, 41, 6, 1589-1612. Link
Gramazio, C. C., Laidlaw, D. H., and Schloss, K. B. (2017). Colorgorical: Creating discriminable and preferable color palettes for information visualization. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 23, 1. PDF
Palmer, S. E., & Schloss, K. B. (2017). The occlusion, configural shape, and shrinkage illusions: Contextual influences on perceived size and shape. In A. G. Shapiro & D. Todorovic (Eds.), Oxford Compendium of Visual Illusions. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press,
2016
Palmer, S. E., Langlois, T. A., & Schloss, K. B. (2016). Music-to-Color Associations of Single-Line Piano Melodies in Non-synesthetes. Multisensory Research, 29, 157-193. Link
Yokosawa, K., Schloss, K. B., Asano, M., & Palmer, S. E. (2016). Ecological Effects in Cross-Cultural Differences Between U.S. and Japanese Color Preferences, Cognitive Science, 40, 7, 1590-1616. Link
Palmer, S. E., & Schloss, K. B. (2016). Human color preference. In N. Moroney (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology, pp. 354-360. New York: Springer.
2015
Schloss, K. B. (2015). Color preferences differ with variations in color perception. Trends in Cognitive Science, 19, 554-555. Link
Schloss, K. B., Hawthorne, D. & Palmer, S. E. (2015). Ecological influences of individual differences in color preferences. Attention, Perception and Psychophysics, 77, 2803-2816. Link
Schloss, K. B., Goldberger, C. S., Palmer, S. E., & Levitan, C. A. (2015). What’s that smell? An ecological approach to understanding odor preferences. Perception, 44, 23-38 PDF
Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2015). Ecological aspects of color preference. In A. J. Elliot, M. D. Fairchild, & A. Franklin (Eds.), Handbook of color psychology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Schloss, K. B. (2015). A colorful situation. Manual, 4, (Journal of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum).
Schloss, K. B. (2015). What’s in a blue? Ritual Significance: Art Through an Evolutionary Lens (The Collection Museum exhibit catalogue). Lincoln, UK.
2014
Gramazio, C. C., Schloss, K. B., & Laidlaw, D. H., (2014). The relation between visualization size, grouping, and user performance. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 20, 12, 1953-1962. Link
Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2014). The Politics of Color: Preference for Republican red versus Democratic blue. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 21,6, 1481-1488. Link
Schloss, K. B., Fortenbaugh, F. C., & Palmer, S. E. (2014). The configural shape illusion. Journal of Vision, 14,8, 1-18. PDF
Prado-Leon, L. R., Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2014). Color, music, and emotion in Mexican and US populations. In In C.P. Biggam et al. (Eds.), New Directions in Colour Studies. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Schloss, K. B., Goldberger, C. S., Levitan, C. A., & Palmer S. E. (2014). Following the Scent: Applying the ecological valence theory to odor preferences. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society.
2013
Strauss, E. D., Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2013). Color preferences change after experience with liked/disliked color objects. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 20, 5, 935-943. Link
Taylor, C., Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E., & Franklin, A. (2013). Color preferences in infants and adults are different. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 20, 5, 916-922. Link
Palmer, S. E., Schloss, K. B., Xu, Z. X., & Prado-Leon, L. R. (2013). Music-color associations are mediated by emotion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110, 22, 8836-8841. Link
Schloss, K. B., Strauss, E. D., & Palmer, S. E. (2013). Object color preferences. Color Research and Application, 38, 6, 393-411. Link
Palmer, S. E., Schloss, K. B., & Sammartino, J. (2013). Visual aesthetics and human preference. Annual Review of Psychology, 64, 77-107. Link
2012
Palmer, S. E., Schloss, K. B., & Sammartino, J. (2012). Hidden knowledge in aesthetic preferences: Color and spatial composition. In Shimamura, A. P., & Palmer, S. E., Aesthetic science: Connecting minds, brains, and experience. New York: Oxford University Press.
2011
Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2011). The role of spatial organization in preference for color pairs. Perception, 40, 1063-1080. Link
Schloss, K. B., Poggesi, R. M., & Palmer, S. E. (2011). Effects of university affiliation and “school spirit” on color preferences: Berkeley vs. Stanford. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 18, 498-504. PDF
Schloss, K. B. & Palmer, S. E. (2011). Aesthetic response to color combinations: Preference, harmony, and similarity. Attention, Perception and Psychophysics, 73, 551-571. PDF Supplement
Palmer, S. E., & Schloss, K. B. (2011). Ecological valence and theories of human color preference. In C.P. Biggam, C. Hough, D. Simmons, & C. Kay (Eds.), New Directions in Colour Studies. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
2010
Palmer, S. E. & Schloss, K. B. (2010). An ecological valence theory of color preferences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107, 8877-8882. PDF
Palmer, S. E., & Schloss, K. B. (2010). Human preference for individual colors. Proceedings of the SPIE, 2010.
Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2010). Aesthetics of color combinations. Proceedings of the SPIE, 2010.
2009
Palmer, S. E. & Schloss, K. B. (2009). Stereoscopic depth and the occlusion illusion. Attention, Perception and Psychophysics, 71, 1083-1094. PDF
Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2009). An Ecological Valence Theory for Human Color Preferences. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 2663-2669.
Schloss, K. B., & Palmer, S. E. (2009). WAVEs of color: An ecological valence theory of human color preference. Glimpse, 2.3, 54-61.