Environmental perception: The effects of media, evaluative context, and observer sample Export

@article{citeulike:576615, abstract = {The effects of three factors on environmental perception were investigated: (1) medium of presentation; (2) evaluative context, and (3) observer sample. A quasi-experimental design and field testing were used to present an automobile tour of a geographical locale to systematically drawn sub-samples of the population under varying media conditions and evaluative contexts (response formats and instructional sets). Four media of presentation were employed: (1) direct; (2) film of direct; (3) model film; and (4) model video. Evaluative contexts consisted of: (1) structured self-report inventories administered post-tour only; (2) enroute structured ratings plus post-tour procedures; and (3) unstructured ongoing descriptions enroute plus post-tour procedures. Observer samples were drawn to represent variation in (1) professional standing in environmental design, planning and management, and (2) familiarity with the research site. A least squares analysis of variance was performed for each of three factorially derived cross-procedure environmental perception variables. Results indicate that each of the facets of research design investigated has a small but clearly discernible effect on environmental perception, and that media effects are manifested differentially for professional versus nonprofessional observers.}, author = {Feimer, Nickolaus R.}, citeulike-article-id = {576615}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0272-4944(84)80019-5}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WJ8-4GK8NNJ-6/2/e7cf12420d3baf39c9a2bdfe9e7b6576}, doi = {10.1016/S0272-4944(84)80019-5}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Psychology}, keywords = {landscape, media, preference}, month = {March}, number = {1}, pages = {61--80}, posted-at = {2006-04-05 08:58:45}, priority = {2}, title = {Environmental perception: The effects of media, evaluative context, and observer sample}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0272-4944(84)80019-5}, volume = {4}, year = {1984} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:576615 L3 - citeulike-article-id:576615 N2 - The effects of three factors on environmental perception were investigated: (1) medium of presentation; (2) evaluative context, and (3) observer sample. A quasi-experimental design and field testing were used to present an automobile tour of a geographical locale to systematically drawn sub-samples of the population under varying media conditions and evaluative contexts (response formats and instructional sets). Four media of presentation were employed: (1) direct; (2) film of direct; (3) model film; and (4) model video. Evaluative contexts consisted of: (1) structured self-report inventories administered post-tour only; (2) enroute structured ratings plus post-tour procedures; and (3) unstructured ongoing descriptions enroute plus post-tour procedures. Observer samples were drawn to represent variation in (1) professional standing in environmental design, planning and management, and (2) familiarity with the research site. A least squares analysis of variance was performed for each of three factorially derived cross-procedure environmental perception variables. Results indicate that each of the facets of research design investigated has a small but clearly discernible effect on environmental perception, and that media effects are manifested differentially for professional versus nonprofessional observers. IS - 1 JF - Journal of Environmental Psychology EP - 80 TI - Environmental perception: The effects of media, evaluative context, and observer sample VL - 4 SP - 61 KW - landscape KW - media KW - preference AU - Feimer, Nickolaus PY - 1984/03// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0272-4944(84)80019-5 ER -