PSYC 3302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Urban Park, Disconnection, Biophilia Hypothesis
4 Apr 2016
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What are the three main subtypes of ability that are typically tested: verbal linguistic, spatial mechanical, numerical. How strongly do ability types and interests correlate: small positive correlation (20%) What does the people-things dimension describe: when looking at different types of interests- social or objects, dimension describes are you more interested with people or things. What are 3 criteria to describe if something is creative: useful, original, surprising. How is creative thinking measured: remote associate task. What trait is most associated with creativity: openness to experience. Exposure to nature and subjective connections with nature are associated with well being, cooperative, pro-social and sustainable outcomes. Nature may provide a happy path to a healthier and more sustainable community. Evaluation history: easier to be scared of spiders than plugs. Biophilia: innate need to affiliate with other living or lifelike things. Suggestive evidence: gardening, zoos, pets, camping, windowless office workers seek plants and pictures.
