Ecology and Psychology: Understanding the Relationship Between Living Beings and Environment

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What is the primary focus of ecology?

  • The relationships between humans and the built environment
  • The interdependence between the environment and people (correct)
  • The study of natural disasters
  • The impact of population growth on the environment

What is the natural environment?

  • The part of nature that has been created by human beings
  • The environment that is designed by architects
  • The part of nature that remains untouched by human hand (correct)
  • The environment that exists only in cities

What is an example of the built environment?

  • A shopping mall (correct)
  • A mountain
  • A river
  • A forest

What is a psychological feature of environmental design?

<p>The creativity of the human mind (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of human control over the natural environment?

<p>The building of dams to regulate the natural flow of rivers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is influenced by the designed environment?

<p>The kind of social interaction that takes place (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the arrangement of work desks and seats in an office reflect?

<p>The human-environment relationship (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective assumes that the physical environment has minimal influence on human behavior?

<p>Minimalist perspective (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the instrumental perspective?

<p>Using the environment for human comfort and well-being (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying assumption of the spiritual perspective?

<p>Humans will exist and be happy only as long as the environment is kept healthy and natural (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which community in India is an example of the spiritual perspective towards the environment?

<p>Bishnoi community of Rajasthan (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Stokols, how many approaches can be adopted to describe the human-environment relationship?

<p>Three (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

  • Ecology is the study of the relationships between living beings and their environment.
  • In psychology, the focus is on the interdependence between the environment and people.
  • The natural environment refers to the part of nature untouched by human hand, while the built environment is what humans have created within the natural environment.
  • The built environment involves the concept of environmental design, which includes the creativity of the human mind and the influence on social interaction.
  • There are three approaches to describe the human-environment relationship: minimalist, instrumental, and spiritual perspectives.

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