Mystery, complexity, legibility and coherence: a meta-analysis

Stamps, A.E., 2004, Mystery, complexity, legibility and coherence: a meta-analysis, in: Journal of Environmental Psychology, ,

  • Author : Stamps, A.E.
  • Year : 2004
  • Journal/Series : Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • Pages : 1-16
  • Abstract in English : This article is a quantitative review on the correlations between preference and mystery, complexity, legibility or coherence for three classifications of environment: all, natural and built. There was a considerable degree of heterogeneity in the data for all environments fount in 28 articles, indicating that results have not been reproducible.
  • Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: environmental psychology, mystery, complexity, legibility, coherence. UTILITY: teachers, academic research. This article is rather theoretical, but some parts may be contributed to understanding of environmental psychological research.