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EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE RESPONSES TO SENSORY INFORMATION Flashcards

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1
Q

occur spontaneously
based on the
personal feelings

A

EMOTIONAL
RESPONSES

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can be defined
as activitiesrelated to
thought processes that
let us gain knowledge
about the world
( Thoughts from
emotions

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COGNITIVE
RESPONSES

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ur emotional and cognitive responses are affected by things that we feel.

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  1. Feeling
  2. Emotional responses
  3. Cognitive responsestrue
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Each person in a space“processes” the available information they
perceive differently

list them

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  1. Seeing
  2. Hearing
  3. Tasting
  4. smelling
  5. Touching
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5
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Each of our senses makes a particular sort of
contribution to our experience of a place

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true

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Q

…. has a biological influence on us!
When our heart beats faster,for
whatever reason,we feel ….

A

Sound
energized,

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◾ …information influences how we
analyse things around us.

A

Visual

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8
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…. memory links between
scents and particular types of
experiences).

A

Smell

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9
Q

’s why smells have such
a powerful
influence on our moods.

A

Human beings process smells and
emotions in the same part of their
brains
.

smells can create strong emotional
experiences through powerful flashbac

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10
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SENSE OF SMELLVARIES BY
…….AS WELL AS BY…….

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  1. ETHNIC GROUP
  2. GENDER
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…… have a
particularly acute sense of
smell
…… have a relatively poor
sense of smell
…….. have intermediate
senses of smell.

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Korean Americans
Japanese
Caucasians andAfrican
Americans

“a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa

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12
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women have a better sense of
smell than men.
▪ Our sense of smell usually
functions best when we’re
between ….. years old.
▪ ……………….. are
considerations when scentscaping a place.

A

30 and 50

Gender, culture, and age

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…… AFFECTING
THE MOODS
……

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SMELLS

When we start to smell
pleasant smells, such as
baby powder or flowers,
we get into a good mood

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WHAT’S HAPPEN WHEN WE SMELL A PLEASANT SCENT

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  • become more confident
  • pain will decrease.
  • feel that we have been in a space for a shorter period
  • scented space will feel larger than an unscented space,
  • we are trying to stay in a space, which can be good for retailers
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WHAT’S HAPPEN WHEN WE SMELL AN UNPLEASANT SCENT

Unpleasant smells motivate us to leave spaces.

A

we are generally energized to take some sort of action to getrid of that bad smell.
.

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Getting rid of it usually has benefits beyond just making the air smell better.

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  • We’ll clean up whatever is creating the odor (whether it’s a kitchen or a baby)
  • we’lltake other steps to eliminate the problem (we’ll find and fix that gas leak)
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17
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Lemon and jasmine improve performance on
…… Lavender has been linked to improved performance on ……

A

mental tasks
mathematical tasks

Doing mental tasks

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…… improves performance of physical tasks.“Scenting fitness areas with …… makes the same workouts seem easier

Completing boring mental and physical tasks: Smelling
…. encourages people to complete tedious activities

A

peppermint

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Q

Improving mood: …. are
particularly strongly associated with improved moods,

A

Lemon and cinnamon-vanilla

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Reducing tension: Smelling l…. reduces tension

A

avender or cedar

21
Q

Reducing anxiety: Smelling …. reduces anxiety levels

A

oranges

22
Q

If you’dlike to calm people down,you can use
lavender,
rose,
almond,
cedar/pine
,bergamot,
chamomile, marjoram
,heliotrope,
sandalwood,
vanilla,
muguet,
ylang-ylang,and
spiced apple scents

A

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23
Q
  • Improving sleep:smell …..
  • Energizing/ Increasing alertness: including…..
  • …..smell has specifically been linked to improved creativity.
  • ….. improves our memory, particul arly our long-term memory
A

jasmine
peppermint, lemon
cinnamon-vanilla
Rosemary

24
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  • Scent-scaping is a great way to create the planned psychological effectin a space.

▪ Scents can be diffused through small spaces,or portions of spaces,or through entire buildings
.
▪ The scent you add to a space does not have to be so strong that users continuously notice it — smells continue to influence people even after their nose has adapted to them

A

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25
Q

Many Japanese office buildings couple scent diffusers with heating
and air conditioning systems so that invigorating smells can be pumped through a space when energy starts
to ebb around three o’clock in the afternoon.

A

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26
Q

it PRIMAL, DEPENDABLE,AND ENDURING
regulates our emotions in consistent,
powerful ways.

A

HEARING:
sound

27
Q

You can …. a space to create the mood
that will guide the people in that space toward the
successful accomplishment of their objective

A

soundscape

28
Q

when people are sad their voices are
muffled by their relaxed vocal chords.
◾ sounds that sad people make are
….

The opposite reaction occurs when
people are angry or happy
◾ vocal cords tense in these situations and
sounds are…

A

softened
amplified

29
Q

RHYTHM

Energizing Rhythm vs Relaxing Rhythm

A

Relaxing Rhythm
◾ Predictable
◾ Simple harmonies
◾ When we can anticipate what is coming next
◾ a slow,smooth beatis relaxing
◾ Fast,loud, simple music lifts our mood

Energizing Rhythm

◾ unpredictable
◾ complex or novel
◾ when we are kept vigilant,wondering what will
happen next.
◾ a fast,clipped beat

30
Q

. Our hearts beat ……times per minute
when we are at rest and relaxed.
▪ while a deeply relaxing beat is ……
beats per minute
▪ Rhythms faster than 50 –70 beats per
minute invigorate usrest and relaxed.

A

50 –70
30-50

31
Q
  • Our heart rate synchronizes with the beat of the sounds that surround us,
    ▪ Ultimately our respiration coordinates with our heartbeat.We can’t relax while we can hear an unpredictable noise because our breathing and heart cannot mimic it.
    ▪ We can’t concentrate if a sound is unpredictable;
    ▪ The tone of a sound influences our emotional response to it
A

true

32
Q

Music with words Vs Music without words
▪.
▪ Music with words is more distracting when people are trying
to concentrate than music without
words

A

Music with words
touching our curiosity
keeps us more alert and energized

33
Q

When people are trying to concentrate or be creative or make a decision

the sound around them should be Less than …….. decibels

(that ’s the volume of an average conversation)

A

55

34
Q
  • ….. is a fuzzy,burbling background noise that sounds like softly playing radio static.
  • …… can be used in homes,offices,schools, hospitals,or wherever people need to concentrate.
A

White noise

35
Q

….. it send sound waves off in every
direction and make spaces quieter.

A

Rough surfaces

Rooms seem quieter ifthey’re equipped with upholstery ,
carpeting, suspended ceilings,curtains

36
Q

Shiny,smooth
-textured wallsseem …..
away from people in the room
.

A

farther

37
Q

To make
a space seem more relaxing, switch to
….
.

A

matte finishes

38
Q

To make spaces energizing, use …
surfaces on the walls

A

shiny

39
Q

More textures make
a space more interesting,
but they can also ultimately make
a space more
confusing
.

A

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40
Q

◾ It helps us do mental tasks because it creates a
sound background that makes it harder to hear
potentially distracting noises.

A

white noises

41
Q

◾ The sound of moving water is a sort of white noise,
◾ white noise should be about …. decibels

A

45–50

42
Q

for physical task the sound
level can be … decibels,which is as loud as a vacuum cleaner.

A

70

43
Q

.In no case should noise levels never be above …. decibels

A

85

44
Q

Since this Course focuses on designing spaces, research about
how …. influence our lives is not addressed here

A

tastes

45
Q

Colors that are brighter and more saturated are more
pleasurable

A

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46
Q

Cool colors are often used in spaces where
people want to be calm
warm colors where people need to have more energy

A

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47
Q

for example,If you want to draw people toward the end of a
hallway,paint it a … color

A

warm

48
Q

A rhythm leads people through
a space
visually and adds to its order.
▪ Symmetry and balance can be used
with any design elements:colors, shapes,
textures, or three dimensional masses
.
▪ Balance is described in terms of
a focal
or central point,which adds
a certain
stability to
a space.

A

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