Environmental Psychology and Perception

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. learn basic environmental psychology concepts; 2. learn human behaviour influences quality of environmental well-being; and 3. explain the interaction between humans and environment.

The scope and objectives of psychology: basic environmental psychological concepts; ecological psychology; perception, viewing cognition, mental map, environmental images; stress/strain associated with noise, overcrowding, pollution, insanitary conditions; environmental perception and behaviour, experience and imagination; behavioural classification of environment; concepts of social interaction – personal space, personal construction theory; theory of privacy, need and conservation. Origins of the perceived environment and approaches to environmental perception; environmental perception and human behaviour; environmental assessment techniques; the quality of the environment and space perception, environmental preferences and decision making; perceptual and behavioural classification of environment; and environmental decision. 300 level