Personal Responses

Question 1

What is a personal response to an environment?

Answer 1

• Either positive or negative
• everyone responds differently
• the response will effect the behaviour

ex. a view from the top of a cliff; some people might appreciate it whereas others may fear it. The ones who appreciate it might contemplate abseiling down the cliff whereas the ones who fear the cliff may never visit this place again.

Question 2

Examples of responses (emotions)

Answer 2

• fear
• curiosity
• awe
• appreciation
• contemplation

Question 3

why do our responses change as we age?

Answer 3

As we get older we may have more
money to go out and experience more
places/activities. We have the financial capacity to
experience overseas places, or to experience
expensive outdoor activities (eg. Whitewater
rafting).

• Gain Maturity (Growth)
• Gain Experience (Knowledge)
• Appreciation for Outdoors (Respect)
• As we get older - more cautious
• When we are young - take more risks
• Physical ability changes as we age
• When older we have more time (retirement)
• Gain greater respect for the environment
• Personal relationships with outdoor spaces/places changes
• Natural spaces may elicit positive/negative responses many
  years later

Question 4

why do our responses change as society changes?

Answer 4

Example: Follow society and the social norms of
that time (what is popular at that time, and how we
might gain access to it.

Follow perceptions of others - followers of society
* Directed by Government or Governing bodies - laws,
regulations, etc.
* Become fearful of the outdoors - natural disasters, accidents,
etc.

• Individuals/Groups want to protect the outdoors
• Clean up Aus Day, Sustainable living, rallies, protests
• Appreciation of Natural Environments - capture & share
  nature with others : Take a photo, Facebook, Insta, etc.

Question 5

What factors influence our personal responses?

Answer 5

Age
* Background
* Education
* Experience
* Culture
* Religion
* Socio-economic Background
* Media.