The knowledge tool to create great places http://www.researchdesignconnections.com Welcome to the Research Design Connections blog. This is a forum to discuss recent research of interest to designers. To comment on a blog entry, please send an e-mail message to sallyaugustin@researchdesignconnections.com. /node/960 Environmental psychologists have known for some time that the national culture that people experience in the early years of their lives has a profound influence on how they interact with places that they encounter throughout their lives. /node/1333 Baldry and Hallier have news for workplace planners. /node/1332 Zhong and his colleagues probed the “social significance of cleanliness.” /node/1331 Using multiple types of visual tools in a school design project is a good idea, according to Woolner and her research team. /node/1330 Lindner and her colleagues have found that when people observe others performing a certain action, they are much more likely to “remember” that they also completed that particular action than is actually the case. /node/1329 Na Wang’s exquisitely thorough and thoughtful dissertation research investigates our emotional, attitudinal, and cognitive responses to sunlight, window views, privacy, and control. /node/1328 New work by researchers at Yeshiva University definitively describes the ways that autistic children process sensory information and supports previous research indicating that people with autism “have difficulty coping with multiple sources of sensory information.” /node/1327 New homes are fundamentally different from slightly older homes, according to a recent report compiled by Les Christie. /node/1326 Previous research has indicated the value of music and scent in retail environments. /node/1325 Sometimes people are more interested in making choices than others. /node/1324 It may be time to rethink the hallowed status of the golden section. /node/1322 When does something really belong to someone? /node/1321 Blodgett lost her sense of smell for several months and chronicles her efforts to restore it. /node/1320 Schielke investigated whether it was possible to communicate brand messages through the lighting in retail outlets. /node/1319 Engineers in Germany have investigated the influence of muted ambient light inside cars on the experience of being inside automobiles at night. /node/1318 Researchers have recently studied preferred bedroom design, and their findings support conclusions that have been drawn by biophilic design experts. /node/1317 Walking to school not only burns off calories, but also helps pupils react less vigorously to stressful situations (such as exams) during the school day. /node/1316 Gibson and McDaniel have studied organizational behavior using a cross-cultural perspective. /node/1315 Designers often need to prioritize expenditures, and new research indicates that they may be able to purchase lower quality video equipment in certain circumstances without dramatically compromising user experience. /node/1314