Gutenberg Open Science: The effect of furnishing on perceived spatial dimensions and spaciousness of interior space

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dc.contributor.author	Castell, Christoph von	-
dc.contributor.author	Oberfeld-Twistel, Daniel	-
dc.contributor.author	Hecht, Heiko	-
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-05T10:13:08Z	-
dc.date.available	2022-10-05T10:13:08Z	-
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.identifier.uri	https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/7874	-
dc.description.abstract	Despite the ubiquity of interior space design, there is virtually no scientific research on the influence of furnishing on the perception of interior space. We conducted two experiments in which observers were asked to estimate the spatial dimensions (size of the room dimensions in meters and centimeters) and to judge subjective spaciousness of various rooms. Experiment 1 used true-to-scale model rooms with a square surface area. Furnishing affected both the perceived height and the spaciousness judgments. The furnished room was perceived as higher but less spacious. In Experiment 2, rooms with different square surface areas and constant physical height were presented in virtual reality. Furnishing affected neither the perceived spatial dimensions nor the perceived spaciousness. Possible reasons for this discrepancy, such as the influence of the presentation medium, are discussed. Moreover, our results suggest a compression of perceived height and depth with decreasing surface area of the room.	en_GB
dc.description.sponsorship	DFG, Open Access-Publizieren Universität Mainz / Universitätsmedizin	de
dc.language.iso	eng	de
dc.rights	CC BY	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychologie	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychology	en_GB
dc.title	The effect of furnishing on perceived spatial dimensions and spaciousness of interior space	en_GB
dc.type	Zeitschriftenaufsatz	de
dc.identifier.doi	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-7859	-
jgu.type.dinitype	article	en_GB
jgu.type.version	Published version	de
jgu.type.resource	Text	de
jgu.organisation.department	FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport	de
jgu.organisation.number	7910	-
jgu.organisation.name	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz	-
jgu.rights.accessrights	openAccess	-
jgu.journal.title	PLoS one	de
jgu.journal.volume	9	de
jgu.journal.issue	11	de
jgu.pages.alternative	e113267	de
jgu.publisher.year	2014	-
jgu.publisher.name	PLoS	de
jgu.publisher.place	Lawrence, Kan.	de
jgu.publisher.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113267	de
jgu.publisher.issn	1932-6203	de
jgu.organisation.place	Mainz	-
jgu.identifier.pmid	25409456
jgu.subject.ddccode	150	de
opus.date.modified	2018-11-05T11:16:17Z
opus.subject.dfgcode	00-000
opus.organisation.string	FB 02: Sozialwissenschaften, Medien und Sport: Psychologisches Institut	de_DE
opus.identifier.opusid	50065
opus.importsource	pubmed
opus.institute.number	0204
opus.metadataonly	false
opus.type.contenttype	Keine	de_DE
opus.type.contenttype	None	en_EN
opus.affiliated	Castell, Christoph von
opus.affiliated	Oberfeld-Twistel, Daniel
opus.affiliated	Hecht, Heiko
jgu.publisher.doi	10.1371/journal.pone.0113267	de
jgu.organisation.ror	https://ror.org/023b0x485	-
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