Essentialism in Environmental Psychology: Controversies and Evidence

Q4 Psychology

Roczniki Psychologiczne Pub Date : 2021-10-13 DOI:10.18290/rpsych21242-2s

M. Lewicka

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Abstract

This paper deals with the issue of psychological essentialism as present in environmental studies. The essentialist belief—that is, the assumption that things have a deep essence that defines their stable identity—has been a recurring theme in environmental psychology. In this paper, I show its relevance for such research areas as environmental perception and the concept of place as a meaningful location. I show that essentialism underlies early phenomenological theories of place and is present in contemporary biophilic theories of environmental perception. I discuss relevant theories and present research findings that justify the claim that people are psychological essentialists when dealing with the physical built environment.

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环境心理学中的本质论：争议与证据

本文论述了环境研究中存在的心理本质主义问题。本质主义信念——也就是说，假设事物有一个深刻的本质来定义其稳定的身份——一直是环境心理学中反复出现的主题。在这篇论文中，我展示了它与环境感知和作为有意义地点的地点概念等研究领域的相关性。我表明本质主义是早期现象学的地方理论的基础，并存在于当代亲生物的环境感知理论中。我讨论了相关理论和目前的研究结果，这些理论和研究结果证明了人们在处理物理建筑环境时是心理本质主义者的说法是正确的。

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Roczniki Psychologiczne Psychology-Psychology (all)

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期刊介绍： Roczniki Psychologiczne / Annals of Psychology, the continuation of Annals of Philosophy: Psychology, is an academic journal edited by The Scientific Society of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin [Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL]. It aims to present up-to-date and original empirical results and influential theoretical considerations in various areas of psychology as well as to promote new and creative ideas in research and psychological methods. The Journal accepts contributions of three kinds: 1) original peer reviewed articles on both empirical and conceptual topics, 2) short communications, and 3) polemics, which consist of a focus article followed by peer commentaries and a response by the author of the focus article.