Human Behavior in Architecture Quiz

What is the process by which sensory impressions of a stimuli in the environment are translated into mental representations?

• Stimulus Discrimination

• Stimulus Detection

• Stimulus Recognition

• Stimulus Scaling

According to Kaplan & Kaplan, which factor influences environmental preference by referring to the organization of the elements of a setting and the degree to which one can process the elements?

• Coherence

• Legibility

• Complexity

• Mystery

What did Berlyne identify as one of the collative properties of the environment that affects our judgment of beauty, which refers to the variety of elements in the environment?

• Novelty

• Complexity

• Incongruity

• Surprisingness

What is the process of obtaining information from the surrounding environment?

• Meaning

• Evaluation

• Perception

• Cognition

According to Bentley et. al, which factor affects the range of uses available in the built environment?

• Variety of uses

• Robustness

• Permeability

• Legibility

What is the process of processing and organizing knowledge about the environment?

• Perception

• Cognition

• Evaluation

• Meaning

According to Rappaport, what does the built environment communicate to people?

• Verbal messages

• Non-verbal messages

• Physical cues

• Hidden information

According to Hershberger, what does it mean when an image recognized as a form/artefact/object doesn't evoke anything but itself?

• Referential

• Presentational

• Affective

• Objective

What is the process of evaluating the environment that is important for predicting behavior?

• Preference

• Cognition

• Evaluation

• Perception

According to Moore, what are the characteristics of the environment-behavior information?

• Available Resources

• Effects of the Environment

• Two-way interaction

• Human Needs