Validity of photo-based scenic beauty judgments Export

@article{citeulike:576452, abstract = {This study examines whether scenic beauty judgments based upon photographs of landscapes are similar to scenic beauty judgments based upon on-site experiences of landscapes. Two concerns are emphasized: (1) a concern about the threat to the ecological validity of photo-based assessments caused by differences between on-site and photo-based contexts and (2) a concern that the individual rater, rather than the group average, is the more appropriate unit of analysis for tests of validity of photo-based assessments. On-site scenic beauty assessments were collected from day hikers. These data were compared to photo-based scenic beauty assessments collected from the same persons three months and nine months after their on-site experience. Approximately 38\% of participants had insignificant correlations between their on-site and photo-based scenic beauty ratings. These and other results suggest that the validity of photo-based scenic beauty assessments is in doubt, at least for the situation studied here. Moreover, the results suggest that the difference between persons' on-site and photo-based ratings can be explained, in part, by contextual factors such as the mood, meaning, and novelty that differentiate photo-based from on-site landscape experiences. Group averaged on-site and photo-based assessments, however, were very similar, suggesting caution may be in order for studies interpreting summary measures.}, author = {Hull and Stewart, Wp}, citeulike-article-id = {576452}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0272-4944(05)80063-5}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WJ8-4GK8NPX-1/2/b0195f253605d3a23826b2a4da0b6bc9}, doi = {10.1016/S0272-4944(05)80063-5}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Psychology}, keywords = {landscape, media, preference}, month = {June}, number = {2}, pages = {101--114}, posted-at = {2006-04-05 03:55:32}, priority = {2}, title = {Validity of photo-based scenic beauty judgments}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0272-4944(05)80063-5}, volume = {12}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:576452 L3 - citeulike-article-id:576452 N2 - This study examines whether scenic beauty judgments based upon photographs of landscapes are similar to scenic beauty judgments based upon on-site experiences of landscapes. Two concerns are emphasized: (1) a concern about the threat to the ecological validity of photo-based assessments caused by differences between on-site and photo-based contexts and (2) a concern that the individual rater, rather than the group average, is the more appropriate unit of analysis for tests of validity of photo-based assessments. On-site scenic beauty assessments were collected from day hikers. These data were compared to photo-based scenic beauty assessments collected from the same persons three months and nine months after their on-site experience. Approximately 38% of participants had insignificant correlations between their on-site and photo-based scenic beauty ratings. These and other results suggest that the validity of photo-based scenic beauty assessments is in doubt, at least for the situation studied here. Moreover, the results suggest that the difference between persons' on-site and photo-based ratings can be explained, in part, by contextual factors such as the mood, meaning, and novelty that differentiate photo-based from on-site landscape experiences. Group averaged on-site and photo-based assessments, however, were very similar, suggesting caution may be in order for studies interpreting summary measures. IS - 2 JF - Journal of Environmental Psychology EP - 114 TI - Validity of photo-based scenic beauty judgments VL - 12 SP - 101 KW - landscape KW - media KW - preference AU - Hull AU - Stewart, Wp PY - 1992/06// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0272-4944(05)80063-5 ER -