Psychology has a great
deal of application in design planning.
Studies on how the home owner characteristics,
the psychological needs of the people
and their likes and dislikes should be
considered while designing their living
spaces.
Environment influences behavior at different
levels. Immediate behavior is a function
of the settings in which it occurs. For
example, the arrangement of furniture
in a room influences the way in which
people in the room interact. The characteristic
personality make-up of persons in a habitat
is shaped by the nature and type of environment
to which they are subjected for long periods
of time.
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