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Vohs has summarized research done to date on what happens when people are reminded of money, for example, via images seen.
Sometimes we believe artworks are originals and other times feel that they are copies or fakes.
No wonder it’s so difficult to select art for shared spaces!
Order effects, also known as position effects, are the sorts of patterns researchers and others see that seem to make items either higher or lower on lists of options more likely to be selected or objects that are in a particular location more likely to be chosen.
Research completed by Zedelius and Schooler confirms that there is no single mental approach that best supports creative thinking.
The BBC has recently published an article about research on the implications of smelling rosemary and lavender that was discussed several years ago in Research Design Connections.
Take care how you verbally describe material to be viewed by clients.
On its website (address below) the Center for Active Design shares a case study focused on the active design components of the Superior Court of California, San Benito County in Hollister, CA.