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标题：Does awareness effect the restorative function and perception of street trees?
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作者：Lin, Ying-Hsuan ; Tsai, Chih-Chang ; Sullivan, William C. 等
期刊名称：Frontiers in Psychology
电子版ISSN：1664-1078
出版年度：2014
卷号：5
页码：1-9
DOI：10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00906
出版社：Frontiers Media
摘要：Urban streetscapes are outdoor areas in which the general public can appreciate green landscapes and engage in outdoor activities along the street. This study tested the extent to which the degree of awareness of urban street trees impacts attention restoration and perceived restorativeness. We manipulated the degree of awareness of street trees. Participants were placed into four groups and shown different images: (a) streetscapes with absolutely no trees; (b) streetscapes with flashes of trees in which participants had minimal awareness of the content; (c) streetscapes with trees; and (d) streetscapes with trees to which participants were told to pay attention. We compared the performance of 138 individuals on measures of attention and their evaluations of perceived restorativeness. Two main findings emerged. First, streetscapes with trees improved the performance of participants on attentional tests even without their awareness of the trees. Second, participants who had raised awareness of street trees performed best on the attentional test and rated the streetscapes as being more restorative. These findings enhance our knowledge about the role of an individual’s awareness of restorative elements and have implications for designers and individuals who are at risk of attentional fatigue.
关键词：perceived restorativeness; manipulation on awareness degree; DSBT; attentional test; Attention Restoration Theory