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Kaplan, Rachel – Environment and Behavior, 1974
Ten wilderness survival program participants responded to questionnaires before starting the program, immediately afterwards, and several months later; responses were compared to those of twenty-five nonparticipants. Results suggested that participants were enthusiastic upon returning and showed some longer-term benefits. Interest patterns and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Behavioral Sciences, Environmental Education, Research

Baum, Andrew; And Others – Environment and Behavior, 1974
Findings of a field study in which subjects drank more often from a screened water fountain than from one without such barriers. Generally confirmed the hypothesis that the presence of architectural constructs which reduce the impact of one individual on another will moderate reaction to invasion of personal space. (DT)
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Behavioral Science Research, Behavioral Sciences, Environmental Education

Mallenby, Terry W. – Environment and Behavior, 1974
Direct measurement techniques of interpersonal distances for three groups of sixth graders showed that hard-of-hearing students intergrated into a normal public school for a year displayed similar personal space to that of a "normal" child, while hard-of-hearing children having limited interactions with "normal" children displayed greater personal…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Behavioral Sciences, Environmental Education, Handicapped Children