ABSTRACT
The interaction between man and his physical environment was examined from a stimulus-response point of view. In the interaction the desire for comfort is assumed, such that if the environmental stimulants vary from a point of comfort in one direction, the behavioral response would vary from comfort in the other direction to produce a comfortable balance. This chapter determines the effect that variations in the qualitative characteristics of a space have upon the behavior of its occupants, who are performing a specified task. In all, the most critical of the limitations were the small number of subjects and the treatment of the attributes of space establishing elements as a composite. The treatment data were employed to determine the quantity and quality of interaction, and achievement on a series of programmed educational tasks.
