RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

SANDHYA

1AN15AT025

VII Sem , B.Arch

 ARCHITECTURE AFFECTING PSYCHOLOGY

The built environment affects people in many ways in their attitude and behaviour, through
the processes of sensation, perception, and cognition.
. Sensation is a relatively straightforward activity of the human sensory systems in reacting to
simple stimuli.
. Perception is concerned with the conscious experience of objects and their relationships,
while
.Cognition refers to the process of knowing, incorporating both perception and learning.
. Environment should be psychologically and psychosocially supportive to people.
The term ‘Psychosocial’ pertain to the interrelation of behavioural and social factors and its
influence on an individual’s mind or behaviour. Psychological and psychosocial skills give
people the ability to interact in society and process emotions.
The psychological skills of an individual consist of values, interest, and self concept.
Values refer to identifying ideas, or beliefs, that are important to self and others.
Individual interests are explained as an identification of mental, or physical, activities that
create pleasure and maintain attention.
Psychosocial supportiveness can refer to the quality of the (built) environment, which
strengthens or sustains the ability of an individual to perform 4 his/her role, conduct him-
/herself in society, and communicate or interact with others in accordance to his/her values,
interest, and self-concept.
To understand and solve environ-mental problems, environmental psychologists believe
concepts and principles should come directly from the physical settings and problems being
looked at.
For example, factors that reduce feelings of crowding within buildings include:
Windows - particularly ones that can be opened and ones that provide a view as well as light
. High ceilings- Doors to divide spaces and provide access control.
Room shape – square rooms feel less crowded than rectangular ones.
Using partitions to create smaller, personalized spaces within an open plan office or larger
work space.

Providing increases in cognitive control over aspects of the internal environment,

such as ventilation, light, privacy, etc.

Conducting a cognitive appraisal of an environment and feelings of crowding in

different settings.

For example, one might be comfortable with crowding at a concert but not in school
corridors.

Creating a defensible space.

References – Environmental psychology

A Psychosocial Approach to Architectural Design: A Methodological Study by GÉZA

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