Sensory Metaphors – More than Meets the Ear
Psychologists using sophisticated research tools are finding out that some of our metaphorical expressions are more than just expressions.
Psychologists using sophisticated research tools are finding out that some of our metaphorical expressions are more than just expressions.
Two articles review good design for residential care facilities.
Researchers have known for some time that sensory experiences, particularly smelling certain scents, reliably produce emotional experiences.
Places and objects can significantly influence people’s moods.
Lugo and colleagues have contributed to the body of knowledge regarding how sensory information is noted and integrated.
The sense centers in human brains are continuously active.
Investigations with a variety of stimuli have shown that they are “evaluated less positively if they follow good stimuli than otherwise; stimuli are evaluated more positively if they follow bad stimuli than otherwise.”
Information that we receive through our various senses is used together to interpret aspects of the environment.
When CO Architects worked with cancer patients to design the Peter and Paula Fasseas Cancer Clinic in Tuscon, they learned “how sensitive the patients are during their illness; their bodies are fragile and they often have a heightened sense of smell while undergoing treatment.”
Recent research by Santangelo and Spence is the first to show empirically that if you are trying to get people to look in a certain direction, it is best to provide them with both audio and visual information that causes them to look in that direction, instead of either an audio or a visual cue alone.