ABSTRACT
It has previously been suggested that preference for slides of the outdoor environment is only partially accounted for on the basis of complexity ratings. The present study explored two other variables, coherence and mystery. Further, the prediction of preference was studied for people who differed in prior training in design-related professions.
Highly significant differences were obtained in the preference patterns of the three samples: students in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and the College. Coherence and mystery were found to be relatively independent of each other; each was strongly effective as a predictor of environmental preference.
