EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE RESPONSES TO SENSORY INFORMATION Flashcards

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Q

occur spontaneously
based on the
personal feelings

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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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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.

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Visual

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

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Smell

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Q

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

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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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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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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.

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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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Lemon and jasmine improve performance on
…… Lavender has been linked to improved performance on ……

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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

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peppermint

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

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Lemon and cinnamon-vanilla

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Reducing tension: Smelling l…. reduces tension

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avender or cedar

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Reducing anxiety: Smelling …. reduces anxiety levels

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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

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  • 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

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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

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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.
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it PRIMAL, DEPENDABLE,AND ENDURING regulates our emotions in consistent, powerful ways.
HEARING: sound
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You can .... a space to create the mood that will guide the people in that space toward the successful accomplishment of their objective
soundscape
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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...
softened amplified
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RHYTHM Energizing Rhythm vs Relaxing Rhythm
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
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. 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.
50 –70 30-50
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* 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
true
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Music with words Vs Music without words ▪. ▪ Music with words is more distracting when people are trying to concentrate than music without words
Music with words touching our curiosity keeps us more alert and energized
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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)
55
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* ..... 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.
White noise
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..... it send sound waves off in every direction and make spaces quieter.
Rough surfaces ## Footnote Rooms seem quieter ifthey’re equipped with upholstery , carpeting, suspended ceilings,curtains
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Shiny,smooth -textured wallsseem ..... away from people in the room .
farther
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To make a space seem more relaxing, switch to .... .
matte finishes
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To make spaces energizing, use ... surfaces on the walls
shiny
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More textures make a space more interesting, but they can also ultimately make a space more confusing .
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◾ It helps us do mental tasks because it creates a sound background that makes it harder to hear potentially distracting noises.
white noises
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◾ The sound of moving water is a sort of white noise, ◾ white noise should be about .... decibels
45–50
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for **physical task** the sound level can be ... decibels,which is as loud as a vacuum cleaner.
70
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.In no case should noise levels never be above .... decibels
85
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Since this Course focuses on designing spaces, research about how .... influence our lives is not addressed here
tastes
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Colors that are brighter and more saturated are more pleasurable
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Cool colors are often used in spaces where people want to be calm warm colors where people need to have more energy
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for example,If you want to draw people toward the end of a hallway,paint it a ... color
warm
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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.