Date of Award

Summer 1987

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

Program/Concentration

Psychology

Committee Director

David L. Pancoast

Committee Member

Peter J. Mikulka

Committee Member

Barbara A. Winstead

Committee Member

Valerian J. Derlega

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.P65G38

Abstract

The present study attempts to evaluate the urban designs of three cohorts, as well as to investigate the ability of these three age groups to design desirable urban settings for the other two cohorts. Children, young adults, and elderly adults (mean ages= 10, 33, and 69 respectively) designed the "ideal" town for theirs and the other two cohorts. Multidimensional scaling analyses allowed for cross generational comparisons of the composite age-specific maps. Elderly adults were better at taking the perspective of the other two groups in anticipating their urban needs, young adults were the poorest predictors, and children could anticipate the needs of elderly adults but not those of young adults. Implications for urban planning are made.

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DOI

10.25777/dk5k-wc25

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