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Research

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The search for knowledge (or as any systematic investigation), with an open mind, to establish the facts of a situation. Usually by using a scientific method.

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Multidisciplinary

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Involves multiple disciplines.

Example: Work done by an ergonomist/psychologist in their respective disciplines involving interactions with people.

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Behavioral science

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Human-environment interaction

Example: Studies the effect of a windowless office on a typist's accuracy.

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Systematic interrelationship

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Orderly, predictable relationship between dependent systems.

Example: The effect of a cramped work environment on the execution of a specific task

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Environment

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Setting in which behavior takes place.

Example: The kind of behavior a person exhibits in an office environment.

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Individual behavior

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Individual's reaction to certain environmental stimuli.

Example: Your response to something (like someone invading your space)

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Industrial and Organisational Psychology

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Study of behavior in work settings.

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Environmental Psychology

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Study of human behavior and well-being in relation to the large scale environment.

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Large-scale environment

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Homes, offices, neighborhoods and communities.

Places can be described in terms of physical or social dimensions.

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Gifford (2007) Environmental psychology

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Environmental Psychology can be traced back into the history of psychology.

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Veitch & Arkkelin (1995) 5 Key Terms used to evaluate the definition of environmental psychology.

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1. Issue of Multidisciplinary

2. Issue of being a behavioral science

3. It is a systematic interrelationship

4. Issue of the environment

5. Individual behavior

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Veitch & Arkkelin Environment defined by:

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(a) an unspecified physical setting/social backdrop.

(b) any natural setting (beach) or human-made setting (airplane)

(c) any work setting determined by a discipline (building design)

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Kurt Lewin formula

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B= f (P, E)

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B =f(P, E)

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Behavior / Reaction

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B= f (P, E)

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Function

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B= f ( P, E)

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Person / Organism

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B= f (P, E)

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Environment

Place

Setting

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3 Primary Factors that affect human health

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* Infectious agents

* Genetic factors

* Human behavior

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Trademarks of an ethical organization

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When it personifies values of openness, honesty, integrity, fairness, professionalism , quality service standards and practices, commitment and loyalty.

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Current trends influencing environmental psychology

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* Population trends

* Resource depletion and environmental degradation

* Public policy and the environment

* Human behavior and the environment

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Environmental issues that can improve the relationship between the individual and the environment

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* Awareness of or adhering to environmental policies

* Awareness of the space around us and how it affects behavior of people

* Green marketing

* Making a commitment to ethical human behavior

* Decreasing cost and enhancing savings

* Learning from others (environmental heroes) and modeling their behavior

* Taking into account things like stress, personal space, territoriality, privacy, etc.

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Spatial Cognition

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How we think about spaces.

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Defensible spaces

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Spaces you feel ownership of and have a need to defend.

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The term "environment" as used in environmental psychology refers to?

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The setting in which behavior takes place

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The depletion of resources and the deterioration of the environment is another reason for the increase in environmental psychology. True or false?

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True

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According to Gifford (2002) "social design" refers to benefiting the people who live or work in a building by addressing their needs in the building's design. True or false?

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True

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An increased population places added pressure on the environment as people's basic needs for water, land and food have to be met. True or false?

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True

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Existing Person-Environment Relationship

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Trying to find out what has caused behavior within a particular environment.

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An important function of a theory

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To give meaning and provide generalizations that give order and meaning to specific observations about Person-Environment relations

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Theories in Environmental Psychology

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* Behavioral theories

* Stimulus theories

* Arousal theories

* Stress theories

* Control theories

* Behavior setting theories

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2 ways environmental stimulation can vary.

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1. Amount

Stimulation varies in intensity, duration, frequency and number of sources

2. Meaning

Stimulation varies according to each person's interpretation of information received

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REST

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Restricted

Environmental

Stimulation

Theory

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Restricted environmental stimulation theory (REST)

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When there is too little stimulation and a person could become bored

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Classification of Environmental Stressors

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* Acute stressors (danger)

* Ambient stressors (background noise)

* Daily hassles (misplacing or losing things)

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2 types of reactions to stressful situations

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1. Physical response

2. Psychological response

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General Adaption Syndrome

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Your body will display a certain reaction, faced with stress (faster heartbeat, cold sweat). It's a way for your body to warn you.

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Cognitive Evaluation. Gifford (2007)

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Our ability to assess the seriousness of a situation and cope on an emotional level with stress.

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Learned helplessness

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When people believe that it is impossible or too difficult to regain control of a situation it leads to learned helplessness.

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Variables

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Many influences which effect behavior

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Comprehensive overview of environmental psychology was developed by?

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Veitch and Arkkelin

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Comprehensive overview of environmental psychology is?

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A model for understanding person-environmental interaction

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Norms

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Rules a group uses to decide what is appropriate/inappropriate in terms of values, beliefs, attributes and behaviors.

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Goal of an environmental psychologist

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To understand interaction between people and the environment and to improve the outcomes for both.