Question 1

The results of experiments in which participants are subject to stressful manipulations before seeking restoration in nature provide support for

Accepted Answer

A) Attention Restoration Theory 
B) the psycho-evolutionary theory 
C) both A and B 
D) neither A nor B 
A) Attention Restoration Theory 
B) the psycho-evolutionary theory 
C) both A and B 
D) neither A nor B

Question 2

Some therapists are using gardening as a technique to help clients with depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is false about wilderness therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no standard model for wilderness therapy. 
B) Wilderness therapy is most commonly used with teenagers suffering from emotional and behavioral problems. 
C) Although empirical evidence supports the effectiveness of wilderness therapy, it is unclear what specific aspects of the therapy are helping clients. 
D) Most of the empirical evidence for the effectiveness of wilderness therapy comes from field experiments. 
A) There is no standard model for wilderness therapy. 
B) Wilderness therapy is most commonly used with teenagers suffering from emotional and behavioral problems. 
C) Although empirical evidence supports the effectiveness of wilderness therapy, it is unclear what specific aspects of the therapy are helping clients. 
D) Most of the empirical evidence for the effectiveness of wilderness therapy comes from field experiments.

Question 4

Children living in industrialized cultures today are playing outside less than any previous generation of humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is false about children's play in natural vs. built settings?

Accepted Answer

A) Children are more active in natural settings than built settings. 
B) Children display more creativity in natural settings than in built settings. 
C) Children develop better motor skills in natural settings than in built settings. 
D) Children are more easily bored in natural settings than in built settings. 
A) Children are more active in natural settings than built settings. 
B) Children display more creativity in natural settings than in built settings. 
C) Children develop better motor skills in natural settings than in built settings. 
D) Children are more easily bored in natural settings than in built settings.

Question 6

Which of the following is false about restorative environments?

Accepted Answer

A) In general, people perceive wilder spaces as more restorative than tended spaces. 
B) Visually complex scenes are generally perceived as more restorative than visually simple ones. 
C) For a natural setting to be restorative, it must include green foliage. 
D) Several preferred landscape characteristics, such as water, are associated with restorative effects. 
A) In general, people perceive wilder spaces as more restorative than tended spaces. 
B) Visually complex scenes are generally perceived as more restorative than visually simple ones. 
C) For a natural setting to be restorative, it must include green foliage. 
D) Several preferred landscape characteristics, such as water, are associated with restorative effects.

Question 7

Feeling connected with nature is strongly positively correlated with subjective wellbeing and happiness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The majority of research studies on the benefits of spending time in nature have taken place in wilderness settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is false about ecopsychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Ecopsychologists claim there is a reciprocity between the health of humans and the health of the planet. 
B) A central goal of ecopsychology is to recover people's repressed connection to nonhuman nature. 
C) Ecopsychologists believe that the fundamental cause of today's ecological crisis is technology. 
D) Ecopsychologists believe that recovery of the ""ecological self"" promotes sustainable behavior. 
A) Ecopsychologists claim there is a reciprocity between the health of humans and the health of the planet. 
B) A central goal of ecopsychology is to recover people's repressed connection to nonhuman nature. 
C) Ecopsychologists believe that the fundamental cause of today's ecological crisis is technology. 
D) Ecopsychologists believe that recovery of the ""ecological self"" promotes sustainable behavior.

Question 10

Research on place attachment finds that attachment to place breeds environmental stewardship of that place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The recommendation from some ecopsychologists that people ""re-wild"" themselves is similar to William James's suggestion that people ""descend to a more profound and primitive level.""

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Folkbiology thoery posits that children possess an innate tendency to

Accepted Answer

A) perceive, categorize, and think about living things. 
B) prefer play in natural settings to play in built settings. 
C) affiliate with life and life-like processes. 
D) All of the above. 
A) perceive, categorize, and think about living things. 
B) prefer play in natural settings to play in built settings. 
C) affiliate with life and life-like processes. 
D) All of the above.

Question 13

Which of the following has not been shown empirically to improve mental health and functioning?

Accepted Answer

A) exposure to sunlight 
B) ingestion of soil bacteria 
C) spending time in natural settings 
D) All of these have been shown to improve mental health. 
A) exposure to sunlight 
B) ingestion of soil bacteria 
C) spending time in natural settings 
D) All of these have been shown to improve mental health.

Question 14

Wilderness therapy is proposed to be helpful for all of the following groups except

Accepted Answer

A) Children with attention deficit disorders. 
B) Women recovering from abuse. 
C) Military veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. 
D) Teenagers with emotional and behavioral problems. 
A) Children with attention deficit disorders. 
B) Women recovering from abuse. 
C) Military veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. 
D) Teenagers with emotional and behavioral problems.

Question 15

William James proposed that living in built settings deriving comfort from material possessions is the key to human happiness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Research on people's interactions with the robot dog AIBO revealed that

Accepted Answer

A) Preschoolers were much more affection toward a real dog than toward the robot dog. 
B) Artificial life forms inspire all the same emotions and behaviors in people as living creatures do. 
C) The majority of children who interacted with AIBO said they could be friends with it. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Preschoolers were much more affection toward a real dog than toward the robot dog. 
B) Artificial life forms inspire all the same emotions and behaviors in people as living creatures do. 
C) The majority of children who interacted with AIBO said they could be friends with it. 
D) All of the above.

Question 17

Describe the primary tenets of ecopsychology.

Accepted Answer

Ecopsychology is a field that explores t

Question 18

What is the primary difference between the two dominant theories about restorative environments?

Accepted Answer

A) They emphasize different features of settings that are likely to be restorative. 
B) They describe ""restoration"" differently. 
C) One proposes that natural settings are restorative for evolutionary reasons and the other rejects this idea. 
D) There are no differences between them besides terminology. 
A) They emphasize different features of settings that are likely to be restorative. 
B) They describe ""restoration"" differently. 
C) One proposes that natural settings are restorative for evolutionary reasons and the other rejects this idea. 
D) There are no differences between them besides terminology.

Question 19

Describe the concept of environmental generational amnesia. Why is this a concern for human flourishing? Why is it a concern ecologically?

Accepted Answer

Environmental generational amnesia is th

Question 20

Ecotherapy is becoming popular among mental health workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The results of experiments in which participants are subject to stressful manipulations before seeking restoration in nature provide support for

Some therapists are using gardening as a technique to help clients with depression.

Which of the following is false about wilderness therapy?

Children living in industrialized cultures today are playing outside less than any previous generation of humans.

Which of the following is false about children's play in natural vs. built settings?

Which of the following is false about restorative environments?

Feeling connected with nature is strongly positively correlated with subjective wellbeing and happiness.

The majority of research studies on the benefits of spending time in nature have taken place in wilderness settings.

Which of the following is false about ecopsychology?

Research on place attachment finds that attachment to place breeds environmental stewardship of that place.

The recommendation from some ecopsychologists that people ""re-wild"" themselves is similar to William James's suggestion that people ""descend to a more profound and primitive level.""

Folkbiology thoery posits that children possess an innate tendency to

Which of the following has not been shown empirically to improve mental health and functioning?

Wilderness therapy is proposed to be helpful for all of the following groups except

William James proposed that living in built settings deriving comfort from material possessions is the key to human happiness.

Research on people's interactions with the robot dog AIBO revealed that

Describe the primary tenets of ecopsychology.

What is the primary difference between the two dominant theories about restorative environments?

Describe the concept of environmental generational amnesia. Why is this a concern for human flourishing? Why is it a concern ecologically?

Ecotherapy is becoming popular among mental health workers.

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Where Do We Go From Here Applying an Ecological Worldview

Psychology Can Help Save the Planet

The Power of the Unsustainable Situation

Its Not Easy Thinking Green

Putting the I in Environment

To Be Green or Not to Be Green Its a Question of Motivation

Making Ourselves Sick

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Together

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Exam 10: Healing the Split Between Planet and Self

The results of experiments in which participants are subject to stressful manipulations before seeking restoration in nature provide support for

Some therapists are using gardening as a technique to help clients with depression.

Which of the following is false about wilderness therapy?

Children living in industrialized cultures today are playing outside less than any previous generation of humans.

Which of the following is false about children's play in natural vs. built settings?

Which of the following is false about restorative environments?

Feeling connected with nature is strongly positively correlated with subjective wellbeing and happiness.

The majority of research studies on the benefits of spending time in nature have taken place in wilderness settings.

Which of the following is false about ecopsychology?

Research on place attachment finds that attachment to place breeds environmental stewardship of that place.

The recommendation from some ecopsychologists that people ""re-wild"" themselves is similar to William James's suggestion that people ""descend to a more profound and primitive level.""

Folkbiology thoery posits that children possess an innate tendency to

Which of the following has not been shown empirically to improve mental health and functioning?

Wilderness therapy is proposed to be helpful for all of the following groups except

William James proposed that living in built settings deriving comfort from material possessions is the key to human happiness.

Research on people's interactions with the robot dog AIBO revealed that

Describe the primary tenets of ecopsychology.

What is the primary difference between the two dominant theories about restorative environments?

Describe the concept of environmental generational amnesia. Why is this a concern for human flourishing? Why is it a concern ecologically?

Ecotherapy is becoming popular among mental health workers.

What on Earth Are We Doing

How Did We Get Here Power, Privilege, and a Paradigm Problem

Where Do We Go From Here Applying an Ecological Worldview

Psychology Can Help Save the Planet

The Power of the Unsustainable Situation

Its Not Easy Thinking Green

Putting the I in Environment

To Be Green or Not to Be Green Its a Question of Motivation

Making Ourselves Sick

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Together

Filters