Compatibility: An Experimental Demonstration

Are people sensitive to the level of compatibility in everyday settings? We manipulated via scenario both a specified goal and a setting typically associated with a given goal. Settings were either typically compatible with the specified goal or not. Different participants rated either compatibility...

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Published in:Environment and behavior 2011-01, Vol.43 (1), p.90-105
Main Authors: Herzog, Thomas R., Hayes, Lauren J., Applin, Rebecca C., Weatherly, Anna M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiretroviral therapy
Attention
Behavioural psychology
Compatibility
Construction
Demonstrations
Everyday life
Experiments
Goals
Human behaviour
Indicators
Mind
Objectives
Preferences
Psychological theories
Ratings
Restoration
Sensitivity
Validity
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Summary:Are people sensitive to the level of compatibility in everyday settings? We manipulated via scenario both a specified goal and a setting typically associated with a given goal. Settings were either typically compatible with the specified goal or not. Different participants rated either compatibility (as a direct indicator of sensitivity to manipulated compatibility) or preference for being in the setting (as an indirect indicator of sensitivity). For both measures, mean ratings were significantly greater in the high-compatibility conditions than in the low-compatibility conditions.We conclude that people are indeed sensitive to the level of compatibility in everyday settings. These findings indicate that a core concept of Attention Restoration Theory (ART), compatibility, has psychological reality in everyday settings and thus support the construct validity and external validity of the compatibility concept.
ISSN:0013-9165
1552-390X
DOI:10.1177/0013916509351211