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More support for Far is Happy:
On a variety of measures, ceiling height–induced relational or item-specific processing was indicated by people’s reliance on integrated and abstract versus discrete and concrete ideation. …
Ceiling height ranked among the top three architectural details that influenced consumers’ psychological well-being.
So the higher your ceiling, the more you are happy and think in far mode.
Also, blue is far is supported by warmth being near, cold being far:
Warmer conditions, compared with colder conditions, induced (a) greater social proximity, (b) use of more concrete language, and (c) a more relational focus.
Added 9May: Yet more support:
Red enhances performance on a detail-oriented task, whereas blue enhances performance on a creative task.
High Ceilings Happy, Far
Perhaps church architects have known this intuitively for some time. Are there certain types of work where high vs. low ceilings are common? Considering near/far thinking by and happiness of inmates, should we want low ceilings in penitentiaries?
So:
High celling, blue (sky), cold = Outdoors = far
Low celling, colours red/orange (from wood fire), warmth (from fire) = Indoors = near
Seems likely, no?