Rated preference and complexity for natural and urban visual material

Kaplan, Stephen; Kaplan, Rachel; Wendt, John S.

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“…The valence dimension of affect has been conceptualized as a behavioral tendency ranging from approach/appetitive to withdrawal/defense thus fitting neatly with Kaplan and Kaplan et al [7][8][9] who proposed a role of affect in guiding interaction with the environment. Affect was in these studies defined as "emotion expressed in language" [13].…”

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“…Appleton's Prospect and Refuge theory [3] is another strand of evidence suggesting that places offering an overview of the landscape as well as a site from which one can see without being seen would be preferred which has been validated empirically to some degree [4][5][6]. Kaplan et al [7] studied preference for different environmental scenes and finally postulated four predictor variables, namely mystery, complexity, coherence and legibility to account for preference judgments [8,9]. According to their theoretical framework those variables can be understood in terms of information gathering.…”

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Objective Measures of Emotion During Virtual Walks through Urban Environments

Geiser

Walla

2011

Applied Sciences

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Abstract:Previous studies were able to demonstrate different verbally stated affective responses to environments. In the present study we used objective measures of emotion. We examined startle reflex modulation as well as changes in heart rate and skin conductance while subjects virtually walked through six different areas of urban Paris using the StreetView tool of Google maps. Unknown to the subjects, these areas were selected based on their median real estate prices. First, we found that price highly correlated with subjective rating of pleasantness. In addition, relative startle amplitude differed significantly between the area with lowest versus highest median real estate price while no differences in heart rate and skin conductance were found across conditions. We conclude that interaction with environmental scenes does elicit emotional responses which can be objectively measured and quantified. Environments activate motivational and emotional brain circuits, which is in line with the notion of an evolutionary developed system of environmental preference. Results are discussed in the frame of environmental psychology and aesthetics.

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Objective Measures of Emotion During Virtual Walks through Urban Environments

Geiser

Walla

2011

Applied Sciences

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“…There is a long tradition of using photographs to investigate environmental perceptions, particularly landscape assessment (e.g. Kaplan et al, 1972;Zube et al, 1982;Brown and Daniel, 1986). The validity of using photographs as surrogates for the real environment has been demonstrated by several authors (e.g.…”

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The Application of Visual Environmental Economics in the Study of Public Preference and Urban Greenspace

Laing

Davies

Miller³

et al. 2009

Environ Plann B Plann Des

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This is an author produced version of a paper published in Urban greenspace has consistently been argued to be of great importance to the wellbeing, health, and daily lives of residents and users. This paper reports results from a study which combined the visualisation of public greenspace with environmental economics, and which aimed to develop a method by which realistic computer models of sites could be used within preference studies. As part of a methodology which employed contingent rating to establish the values placed on specific greenspace sites, three-dimensional computer models were used to produce visualisations of particular environmental conditions. Of particular importance to the study was the influence of variables including lighting, season, time of day and weather on the perception of respondents. This study followed previous work that established a suitable approach to the modelling and testing of entirely moveable physical variables within the built environment. As such, the study has firmly established that computer-generated visualisations are appropriate for use within environmental economic surveys, and that there is potential for a holistic range of attributes to be included in such studies.

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“…In some of the studies on the building visuals, the relationships of the parameters, such as being interesting with facade complexity or preference were tested 23 Herzog & Shier, 2000;24 Imamoglu, 2000;25 Stamps, 2003 26 ). A linear relationship was obtained among the variables of complexity and preference in some of these studies 27 Kaplan et al, 1972;28 Nasar, 1983 29 ), whereas, in some other studies, a reverse Ushaped relationship was found (Akalın et al, 2009;30 Imamoglu, 2000; 31 Berlyne, , 32 197733 Wohlwill, 196833 Wohlwill, , 197535 Crozier, 1974 36 ). In the study by Berlyne (1977), 37 it was set forth that the esthetic pertaining to shape was an important variable of complexity, whereas, the explanation of the reverse U-shaped relationship between complexity and preference was made in the following manner, "As the complexity increases, the form that exists in the correct relationship is not the most complex and the situation that is the medium degree of complexity will be preferenced".…”

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Perceptual Evaluations of Different Period Mosque Facades: Preference, Complexity, Impressiveness and Stimulative

Arslan¹

2017

Megaron

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ÖZIt was aimed in this study to determine the effects on the perceptual evaluations of participants for the design differences of mosque facades that were shaped according to periods, countries and architectural trends within the geographical boundaries where the Islamic religion spread. With this purpose, 100 participants treated in 3 groups (Seljukid period, Ottoman period and Turkish Republic Period) were evaluated with the semantic differentiation scale, which covered the variables of preference, complexity, impressiveness and stimulative of the facade visuals of 16 different mosques. In conclusion, the data obtained on the mosque visuals, which were used in the survey study, showed that there was a statistically significant differences among the variables of complexity, preference, impressiveness and stimulative and it was determined that there was a reverse U-shaped relationship between the variables of preference and complexity in the evaluation of mosque. Then, to examine the effect of age, gender and education level on participants evaluations of the mosque visuals, the one-way analysis of variance was applied. Accordingly, it was determined that the male participants displayed a more negative approach compared to female, middle-aged participants (36-50 years of age) compared to young participants (22-35 years of age), participants with higher education compared to participants with secondary education. According to results; the Ottoman period mosques were more complex compared to the others, they were preferenced more and found to be even more effective and stimulating.

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Rated preference and complexity for natural and urban visual material

Cited by 374 publications

References 8 publications

Objective Measures of Emotion During Virtual Walks through Urban Environments

Objective Measures of Emotion During Virtual Walks through Urban Environments

The Application of Visual Environmental Economics in the Study of Public Preference and Urban Greenspace

Perceptual Evaluations of Different Period Mosque Facades: Preference, Complexity, Impressiveness and Stimulative

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