Exam 10: Environmental Elements: Engaging Fixed and Semi-Fixed Features

What is the relationship between the volume of an environment and the communication patterns that occur in that environment?

A room with walls painted white will appear to be lighter than a similar room with walls painted black.

Barely noticeable background noise that adds energy or slightly perceptible sound to an environment is known as ______.

Felipe was excited to be attending college on a soccer scholarship. A natural athlete and hard worker, throughout high school he had led his team to victory in front of adoring crowds. But nothing in his experience prepared Felipe for how small he felt the first time he entered his college's stadium due to its ______ space.

A ______ space minimizes the opportunity for people in that environment to engage one another.

Building materials chosen to create a space can serve as an intentional prompt to visitors about how they should feel in that space.

When a workspace is illuminated to about 2% less than daylight, workers will likely seek additional lighting to get their job done.

When compared with fixed-feature elements, semi-fixed-feature elements ______.

The color blue is associated with sadness or end-of-life concepts.

During a recent visit to her primary care physician's office, Lydia noticed how much she disliked the time she spent in the waiting room. She wasn't sure whether she should chat with the people sitting across from her, focus on the game show on the TV, or bury her head in a magazine. Lydia disliked her waiting room experience due to her feelings about the ______.

The original intent of a room or area exerts a controlling influence on how people behave while spending time in that space--regardless of whether those people were involved in setting that original intent.

When people are attending to their temperature-related needs due to an environment that is too hot or too cold, they are often distracted from successful communication messaging.

Varying the light and color used within a particular space can impact a person's mood and subsequent communication behaviors.

How would you use color to decorate a room to invoke a particular set of feelings you wish to experience? Identify the feelings you desire (at least two), choose your colors (at least three) and explain why you've chosen those colors.

______ perspective can be used to direct one person's gaze towards one other person for the purpose of imbuing that other person with feelings of power or authority.

Sarah was pursuing a degree in museum studies and had been looking forward to completing her internship to the nearby, recently completed modern art museum, an architectural statement of polished stone and glass walls. On her first visit, Sarah was surprised when she found the museum cold and uninviting due to the impact of ______.

Workers typically report that their office space feels cheerful when the natural lighting amount is exceeded by around ______.

Depending upon the particular hue, the color orange is often associated with feelings of stability and security.

An environment that is filled with too much noise will be uncomfortable for the people in that environment in a way that impedes conversation, while an environment that is filled with too much quiet will support the people in that environment in a way that facilitates conversation.

The color ______ is often associated with royalty and wealth.