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

In contrast to lower frequency, warm light generated by higher wavelength lighting, higher frequency, cool light is generated by lower wavelength lighting.

In what ways are the colors black and white similar?

In what ways are the colors green and blue similar?

Madeline was so excited when she rented her tiny studio apartment. However, when she moved in she discovered the small space was darker than she remembered, lacked sufficient lighting, and felt dreary. To add more light and to make the place feel cheerier, Madeline decorated in the colors ______ and ______.

Genie and her friends meet every Wednesday morning at their favorite coffee shop. She always gets there early so she can grab the loveseat and cushy chairs set up in a u-shape in the corner by fireplace, because that's where they can comfortably drink cups of coffee and chat for hours due to the ______ space.

The three-dimensional size of a particular space has a limited influence on the communication patterns that emerge within that space.

The color ______ typically associated with passionate emotions and strong feelings.

If you were designing a shared space for focused, independent work, you might choose to incorporate a lot of straight angular lines above the height of one's seated or standing heads because ______.

What is the relationship between the building materials used in a space and the feelings and moods that visitors in the space experience?

Isabella grew up in a family that closely adhered to the tenants of their Catholic faith, which was reflected in the iconic figurines and wall art of her childhood home. As young adult, Isabella discovered she felt peaceful when practicing Buddhist meditation, so she created a meditation corner in her apartment. When her parents announced they were coming for a visit, Isabella put her meditation pillow and statue of Buddha in the closet, in an attempt to hide her ______.

The building materials used to construct a space can help to identify a space as either ______.

What is the impact of environmental noise and communication patterns in a space?

Architectural style is the term often used to describe the combination of fixed-feature elements in a physical environment.

Artifacts that randomly appear in an environment and, therefore, have not been selected for a specific meaning-making purpose, do not convey meaning to visitors to that environment.

Juanita missed the warmth of her family and the lively conversations that accompanied their evening meals. When she moved into a house with two of her best friends, Juanita took it upon herself to decorate their dining room with a series of framed batiks that featured colorful, wavy patterns because ______.

What is the relationship between sound in an environment and the communication behaviors that occur in that environment?

Kyle was grateful to have landed his first professional position at a large accounting firm. But, after his first week working in his new office space, a small, dark cubicle with no windows, Kyle was tired and depressed due to the relationship between mood and ______.

What is the relationship between the uses of a space and the size of its volume?

Unlike curved lines in an environment that tend to lead a person's eyes to move along the curve with it, straight lines in an environment tend to cause a person's eyes to stop at a fixed point.

Fixed-feature elements in a communication environment refer to ______.