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Room Density and User Satisfaction
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Sommer, Robert; Becker, Franklin D. – Environment and Behavior, 1971
Over a four-year period, different sized classes were asked to rate the physical environment in a college classroom. Class size was found to be related to the proportion of complaints, satisfaction with ventilation, and room size for both students and faculty. It is necessary to develop theories of people-in-environments rather than of people and…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classrooms, Environmental Research, Physical Environment
Room Flexibility and Space Use in a Dormitory
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High, Thomas; Sundstrom, Eric – Environment and Behavior, 1977
Examines the effects of dormitory room flexibility on use. Results from questionnaires administered to male and female occupants of flexible and nonflexible rooms and from observations of visitations to rooms support the idea that a flexible setting allows a greater range of interpersonal activities. Implications for dormitory design are…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Architectural Research, Dormitories, Environmental Research
Notes on the Psychological Basis of Environmental Design: The Right-Left Dimension in Apartment Floor Plans
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Cunningham, Michael R. – Environment and Behavior, 1977
The previously recognized right-left asymmetry in aesthetic balance was applied to preferences in architectural design. Preferences for right-and left-oriented apartments in apartment floor plan layouts were noted in sophomore psychology students. Data examined from preferences of 67 right-handed and 5 left-handed students revealed that…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Architectural Research, Building Design, Design Requirements
The Relationship Between Density and Crowding: Some Architectural Modifiers
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Schiffenbauer, Allen I.; And Others – Environment and Behavior, 1977
The environment in a college dormitory was used to determine factors affecting perceptions of size and crowdedness. Factors that were tested were usable space, visual space, and amount of sunlight. Results confirmed that physical factors other than actual room size do influence perceived size and crowdedness. Implications for architectural design…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Architectural Research, Behavior, Dormitories
Studying Environmental Moves and Relocations: A Research Note
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Beck, Robert J.; And Others – Environment and Behavior, 1973
Discusses research on man-environment relations and initiates the process of formulating a research paradigm for studying environmental moves and readjustments. Uses a renovated academic center as a specimen case. (JR)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Environment, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences
Physical Context Influences on Behavior: The Case of Classroom Disorderliness
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Stebbins, Robert A. – Environment and Behavior, 1973
Presents hypotheses generated from observational data from schools in Newfoundland and Jamaica on how certain physical conditions in classrooms encourage disorderly behavior there. (JR)
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment
Procedures for Investigating the Effect of Light on Impression: Simulation of a Real Space by Slides
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Hendrick, Clyde; And Others – Environment and Behavior, 1977
This study assessed whether slides of lighting arrangements could adequately simulate results from real space. Data indicated that in many important respects the results for the slides matched those for the real space for ratings on semantic differential scales, but that less consistent results were obtained for multidimensional scaling.…
Descriptors: Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Environmental Influences, Environmental Research