Designing Effective Study Environments
Abstract
The study setting (private or open-plan), environmental color (blue, red, or white), and study material (reading or math comprehension) were manipulated in a simulated study environment to determine their effects on adult students' mood, satisfaction, motivation, and performance. Students rated the reading task as more demanding and less enjoyable than the math task. Negative mood was slightly greater for students given the reading task. Positive mood was slightly higher when students studied in a blue carrel compared to a red carrel in the open-plan setting. Satisfaction with performance and motivation were not affected. Performance was significantly lower on the reading task in the red environment. Implications of these findings and suggestions for research are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Stone, N. J. (2001). Designing Effective Study Environments. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 21(2), pp. 179-190. Academic Press Inc..
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1006/jevp.2000.0193
Department(s)
Psychological Science
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0272-4944
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2001 Academic Press Inc., All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2001
