FX - Human Behavior

Question 1

What is territoriality?

Answer 1

Human behavior that lays claim on a certain space as a way to define self-identity

Question 2

What is proxemics?

Answer 2

Study of social separation that people keep while interacting and how that is related to cultural factors

Question 3

What are the proxemics distances (from closest to furthest)?

Answer 3

Intimate, personal, social, public

Question 4

What would be the best table configuration for a committee meeting?

Answer 4

The best table configuration for this would be a circular table and seating configuration because it fosters cooperation

Question 5

What is a design theory?

Answer 5

It is a mental construct based on beliefs used to direct a design

Question 6

What is gestalt theory?

Answer 6

It is a theory that people perceive their environment as a whole and add structure to what they see

Question 7

What is grouping in regards to gestalt theory?

Answer 7

Tendency to see separate elements in a visual field as a whole

Question 8

What is perceptual constancy in terms of gestalt theory?

Answer 8

The tendency for people to perceive a familiar thing the same way despite a change in position, lighting, etc

Question 9

What are the visual cues in which people perceive depth and distance?

Answer 9

Linear perspective, atmospheric perspective, texture perspective, interposition, closeness of an object to the horizon line, relative size differences

Question 10

What are the six elements of design?

Answer 10

Form, scale, color, texture, pattern, light

Question 11

What are the colors of pigment?

Answer 11

Yellow, magenta, cyan

Question 12

What is a hue?

Answer 12

The most basic color classification (what separates blue from yellow)

Question 13

What is color intensity/chroma?

Answer 13

Saturation; degree of purity of a hue when compared to a neutral gray in the same scale

Question 14

What are two other names for the color wheel?

Answer 14

Brewster or prang

Question 15

What are the terms the munsell systems uses to define colors?

Answer 15

Hue, value, chroma

Question 16

What is simultaneous contrast?

Answer 16

When a color seems to change when placed on different backgrounds

Question 17

What’s the design element that can be perceived through both touch and sight?

Answer 17

Texture

Question 18

What are the six principles of design?

Answer 18

Balance, harmony and unity, rhythm, emphasis and focus, contrast and variety, proportion

Question 19

What is radial balance?

Answer 19

Uniform arrangement of elements around a central point

Question 20

What’s a way that harmony could be communicated through interior design?

Answer 20

Harmony is communicated when the elements of an interior seem to belong together

Question 21

How could emphasis and focus be achieved in interior design?

Answer 21

Emphasis and focus can be achieved by placing an element in a prominent position or using special lighting

Question 22

What the difference between proportion and scale?

Answer 22

Proportion is the size relationship between objects/elements in a space.

Scale is the relative size of an object compared to something of a known size (the human body)

Question 23

What are the three ways the human body loses heat?

Answer 23

Radiation, convection, evaporation

Question 24

How much space should be between people seated along the edge of a table?

Answer 24

24” - 30”

Question 25

What is mean radiant temperature?

Answer 25

Mean radiant temperature is how much heat someone loses/gains because of radiation within a space. It’s used to determine how comfortable a temperature in a space is

Question 26

What is the primary goal for the acoustical design of an open-plan office?

Answer 26

Speech privacy

Question 27

What is simultaneous contrast?

Answer 27

When a color looks different when placed with a lighter color background and a darker color background

Question 28

Providing adjustable desks in an office is an example of what type of design?

Answer 28

Inclusive design