Chapter 7 physical environment

Question 1

Physical environment is a source of sensory information essential for human well-being
Patterns of stimulation influence thinking, emotions, social interaction, and health

Answer 1

Stimulus theories

Question 2

Consistent, uniform behavior patterns occur in specific settings
Different people may act the same in the same setting more so than the same people in different settings

Answer 2

behavior settings theory

Question 3

How much control we have over our physical environment and how we gain more

Answer 3

Control theory

Question 4

The part of the environment made up of all living and nonliving things naturally occurring

Answer 4

The Natural Environment

Question 5

Ways people degrade and destroy the natural world
Unequal burden of environmental degradation on different groups
Ethical obligations that humans have to nonhuman elements of the natural environment

Answer 5

Ecocritical Theories (Humans should not have dominance over nature)

Question 6

the behaviors of individuals and small groups as they seek control over physical space. Also attempts to control objects, ideas, roles, and relationships.

Answer 6

Territoriality

Question 7

Different behavior settings attract different numbers of participants or staff.

Answer 7

Staffing

Question 8

When a particular place becomes an important part of our self-identity, this merger of place and self is known as…

Answer 8

place identity