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dc.contributor.advisorIttelson, William H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOnishi, Yoko, 1963-
dc.creatorOnishi, Yoko, 1963-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-28T10:32:55Z
dc.date.available2013-03-28T10:32:55Z
dc.date.issued1989en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/277213
dc.description.abstractThe present study hypothesized that (1) perception of the built environment is organized around a prototype, the notion extensively studied by Rosch and others, and, (2) judgement of attractiveness of the built environment is influenced by that structure. 37 subjects rated prototypicality of 51 slides of houses and an independent sample of 33 subjects rated attractiveness of the same slide set. Results showed that people perceived some residential houses as more prototypical than others. Also a significant correlation between prototype rating and attractiveness rating was found. People found the high level prototypicality most attractive, as opposed to the low prototypicality stimuli. It was also found that the residential prototype could be identified by physical features.
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture -- Aesthetics.en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture -- Psychological aspects.en_US
dc.titlePrototype and attractiveness in the built environmenten_US
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dc.typeThesis-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
dc.identifier.oclc24335409en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
dc.identifier.proquest1339221en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.A.en_US
dc.identifier.bibrecord.b1785345xen_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-19T16:50:30Z
html.description.abstractThe present study hypothesized that (1) perception of the built environment is organized around a prototype, the notion extensively studied by Rosch and others, and, (2) judgement of attractiveness of the built environment is influenced by that structure. 37 subjects rated prototypicality of 51 slides of houses and an independent sample of 33 subjects rated attractiveness of the same slide set. Results showed that people perceived some residential houses as more prototypical than others. Also a significant correlation between prototype rating and attractiveness rating was found. People found the high level prototypicality most attractive, as opposed to the low prototypicality stimuli. It was also found that the residential prototype could be identified by physical features.


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