Spatial versus Dimensional Characteristics Underlying Environmental Perceptions.

Abstract

Environmental factors are generally assumed to be important determinants of individual behavior. Thus, considerable empirical effort has focused on discovering how individuals organize their perceptions of the environment. The present study analyzed individual perceptions of a variety of environmental spaces in an attempt to determine whether these perceptions were organized in terms of the types of spaces being rated or by content dimensions occurring across spaces. The findings supported a 'mixed mode' approach whereby both spatial and dimensional factors appeared to be important concepts in the construction of cognitive representation of environmental settings. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 20, 1977
Accession Number
ADA114089

Entities

People

  • Allan P. Jones
  • Mark C. Butler
  • William Pugh

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Cognition
  • Construction
  • Deployment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Environment
  • Human Behavior
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personality
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Ships
  • Social Psychology
  • Toilet Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

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  • Space